Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

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Henry Rollins, an American musician born in 1961, is someone whose words carry as much weight as their professional legacy. Whether reflecting on Work or Change, Henry Rollins brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Our collection holds 49 quotes from Henry Rollins, each offering a different angle on Work, Change, Music, Great, and Truth. Consider this gem from Henry Rollins: "Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better."

“Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your ass off. When you hate someone, hate them until it hurts.”

— Henry Rollins

Love

All Quotes by Henry Rollins

“I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.”

— Henry Rollins

Inspirational

“I take the work seriously, just not myself in it.”

— Henry Rollins

Work

“When people hold you in high esteem, it's very delicate relationship. When they meet you they're putting all their chips up. It's make or break.”

— Henry Rollins

Relationship

“I've made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes.”

— Henry Rollins

Great

“Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.”

— Henry Rollins

Hope

“I have not the smarts or patience for political office.”

— Henry Rollins

Patience

“I think politicians get hamstrung by the nature of politics when the private sector can really do great things.”

— Henry Rollins

Nature

“You don't have to twist my arm to work.”

— Henry Rollins

Work

“I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.”

— Henry Rollins

Change

“The scarcity of the music not only makes the music itself enjoyable but it also gives the collector a strange sense of superiority.”

— Henry Rollins

Music

“I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it.”

— Henry Rollins

Work

“Most Americans are very cool people.”

— Henry Rollins

Cool

“I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work.”

— Henry Rollins

Work

“Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.”

— Henry Rollins

Good

“War is very sad and small life is pathetically fragile at times.”

— Henry Rollins

Sad

“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.”

— Henry Rollins

Strength

“I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone.”

— Henry Rollins

Alone

“You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.”

— Henry Rollins

Great

“So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor.”

— Henry Rollins

Movies

“Some music really does suck!”

— Henry Rollins

Music