“Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.”
Good
“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.”
ChangeAll 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.”
Inspirational“Some music really does suck!”
Music“Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.”
Great“I have always thought that change you can see and feel is best.”
Best“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.”
Work“I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her, I'd also be marrying her former life, her past. It might be OK for some people - I don't want to judge it or anything - but it's not for me. It would destroy my creativity.”
Age“I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone.”
Alone“As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.”
Truth“So I'm more at home with my backpack, sleeping in a hotel room or on a bus or on an airplane, than I am necessarily on a bed. It's weird being here. It feels like I'm standing next to my real life.”
Home“You don't have to twist my arm to work.”
Work“It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.”
Sad“Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium.”
Art“You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.”
Great“War is very sad and small life is pathetically fragile at times.”
Sad“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.”
Relationship“I have not the smarts or patience for political office.”
Patience“Every year, August lashes out in volcanic fury, rising with the din of morning traffic, its great metallic wings smashing against the ground, heating the air with ever-increasing intensity.”
Morning“But I have a good life. I enjoy what I do. I am married to work.”
Work“Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a hopeless romantic who listens to love ballads and doo-wop songs all the time.”
Romantic