If I hear, 'Be afraid of Tehran,' I'm like, 'I'd better go to Tehran.' Henry Rollins More Quotes by Henry Rollins More Quotes From Henry Rollins Collecting records is, for many, beyond a hobby. Henry Rollins hobbiesrecordscollecting I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out, give the audience all you've got. Writers, actors, singers, all good artists do the same. It isn't supposed to be easy. Henry Rollins rolesartistgiving I take the work seriously, just not myself in it. Henry Rollins I beg young people to travel. If you don't have a passport, get one.........the re are lessons that you can't get out of a book that are waiting for you at the other end of that flight. A lot of people - Americans and Europeans - come back and go, "ohhhhh." And the lightbulb goes on. Henry Rollins waitingbookpeople I get tired of talking when I want to be silent. Henry Rollins tiredwanttalking 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 appreciatetalkingmean My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud. Henry Rollins optimismoptimisticboots It wasn't until my late twenties that I learned that by working out I had given myself a great gift. I learned that nothing good comes without work and a certain amount of pain. When I finish a set that leaves me shaking, I know more about myself. When something gets bad, I know it can't be as bad as that workout. Henry Rollins iron-willpainworkout You need a little bit of insanity to do great things. Henry Rollins temporary-insanitylittlesneeds And I laugh at myself when I screw things up, which happens all the time. Henry Rollins screwshappenslaughing I don't want to fail the audience. I don't want to let them down. Henry Rollins audiencefailingwant The world's a better place since I chose music. Henry Rollins better-placeworld I'll never forget how the depression and loneliness felt good and bad at the same time. Still does. Henry Rollins feel-goodlonelinessdepression There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's. Henry Rollins mountainbodypeople The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink. Henry Rollins losing-someonemoneylove I want to learn more about the world. It makes me want to get up and go. Henry Rollins wantworldtravel Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium. Henry Rollins feelingsgivingart Music, to me, is mankind's greatest possible achievement because look at all the good it does. Henry Rollins achievementdoelooks 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. Henry Rollins arrowstiredhate If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by getting wasted and wrapping your car around a tree. If you really want to rebel against your parents, out-learn them, outlive them, and know more than they do. Henry Rollins carhatemen
