"America is off-the-hook gay. I will not go all Ann Coulter on you and say, 'Our gays are better than their gays,' but as far as countries go, we are in-your-face gay."
Read quote
3 likes
Quote collection
Henry Rollins quotes (page 17 of 46)
904 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"Most of the time when I have met artists who have meant a lot to me, the experience has been well above expectation. People like Iggy, Lou Reed, Jerry Lee Lewis, Black Sabbath, Nick Cave, Hubert Selby Jr, Billy Gibbons, Al Pacino, John Lee Hooker, James Brown, Johnny Cash etc. have been really great to me. What strikes me is most of the time, the bigger the celeb/legend, the more polite and cool they are. It's the insecure ones who treat you like they're doing you a favor by shaking your hand."
Read quote
3 likes
"I have to keep moving I don't want to think I'm going to work all day today I don't want to stop Don't want to let my brain catch up my thoughts How will I be able to tell them that I'm a shadow A grey patch of cold rotting life"
Read quote
3 likes
"Everything I do, writing, touring, travelling, it all comes from the punk and hardcore attitude, from that expression - from being open to try things but relying on yourself, taking what you have into the battle and making of it what you will, hoping you can figure it out as you go. Make some sense of it."
Read quote
3 likes
"One of the odd enjoyments in life is to be alone in a room full of people. To have them there as unknowing human filler in your wide shot."
Read quote
3 likes
"The easy solution isn't the solution, it's the problem."
Read quote
3 likes
"With a book, there's no volume to turn up. You're very naked with a book."
Read quote
3 likes
"I'm not harmful, just introspective. You can probably think I'm weird, but it's not harmful weird."
Read quote
3 likes
"I believe that capitalism, at least how it's used by major corporations, and environmental concerns are in opposition. To be ecologically aware, productivity of many things would slow down at least for awhile. Stockholders don't want to hear about the saving of the whales or some stream in Kentucky. They want a return on their investment."
Read quote
3 likes
"Live music is the cure for what ails ya."
Read quote
3 likes
"You can't get your head around something if you're yelling."
Read quote
3 likes
"In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move."
Read quote
3 likes
"Am I self-righteous? Why not? It's not like I can count on you to be righteous for me."
Read quote
3 likes
"Look, it's a monster. He's walking alone. Look, he's pulling something out of his pocket. He threw it on the ground. Let's go see what it is. It's a black box. You open it... ok... Look, it's sorrow, misery and pain. It's loneliness and longing. Boy, he'll be sorry he lost these."
Read quote
3 likes
"I'll be here tomorrow If I can make it through today."
Read quote
3 likes
"It's hard to judge literary merit."
Read quote
3 likes
"Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter."
Read quote
3 likes
"One day, I stopped hating. I ceased all meaningless activity. I completed the circle. I Set my sights straight. Like an Arrow I flew. I stopped acting. I got tired of playing with you. Random violence and destruction Because my reason for living, my out, My excuse. What is your excuse? Destruction. Without hate, without fear, Without judgement. I am no better Than you. No-one knows this better Than I do. I just got tired of playing Parlor Games."
Read quote
3 likes
"Don't push me I've got a corner at my back I've nowhere to go except over you."
Read quote
3 likes
"If people are being upstanding citizens of the Republic, then you have to widen the net to incarcerate them. This explains why America's prisons are full of nonviolent offenders - a perfect example of American exceptionalism."
Read quote
3 likes