The only thing about sanctions is that, like a lot of drone strikes, there are countless unintended victims. Cutting off aid to Uganda only increases the pain there. Henry Rollins More Quotes by Henry Rollins More Quotes From Henry Rollins For the last 30-plus years, I have been doing one long, uninterrupted improv. Henry Rollins lasts long years Youth is fleeting and life is short, you might as well strike hard. Anything else is just average. Henry Rollins fleeting life-is-short average A man with an excruciatingly painful condition wrote me and told me that his doctor said that the only cure for what he has is death, and he might want to consider suicide. What do you say to him? I doubt the, "Hey let's go get some coffee and talk" thing is going to be at all helpful. Henry Rollins coffee suicide men I think that America certainly has racism, I think that any industrialized country does. But when you see how many million fans Barack Obama has who are not black, it would lead one to the conclusion that millions of Americans are in fact not burdened by the albatross of racism. Henry Rollins country america thinking Probably over half of America does not have a passport. If young people could spend two weeks of their life in India or pick an African country to go to for 2-3 weeks and really see how life can be. That might be a real good thing because I think they would see things even if the trip was a nightmare. I think they might understand more of the mechanics of the world. Henry Rollins real country thinking 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 things-change want blood Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. Henry Rollins unconditional-love half soul Horror jolts me when I look at one of you and see a pair of beautiful eyes that make me think your mind might contain a world that could hold me as the bolts shake loose and fly from my frame. Henry Rollins eye beautiful thinking Sometimes it's not catastrophic. Sometimes you only come to the bottom of your coffee cup. Sometimes you have a good day. No one wants to know. No one wants to tell you about theirs either. You might somehow take it. Turn it against them. See the flaw. You always tell them the whole thing sucks. It keeps you alive. They figure if you're out there having a rotten time, everything's fine and you're doing your part. No one will ever try to take your bad times away from you but they'll come swarming for your happiness. Henry Rollins good-day coffee trying Russia is tough. The history, the land, the people - brutal. Henry Rollins russia land people The only safety is in the middle of total misunderstanding and deception. Henry Rollins middle safety deception I feel like a visitor that got left behind by his ride. Henry Rollins visitors left-behind feels Don't push me I've got a corner at my back I've nowhere to go except over you. Henry Rollins corners nowhere-to-go over-you We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We will welcome summer's ghost. Henry Rollins wreckage summer wind I don't believe in fate or destiny. I believe in various degrees of hatred, paranoia, and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon you doesn't matter - it's only a matter of how much you can take and what it does to you. Henry Rollins fate hate believe Listen to the stage manager and get on stage when they tell you to. No one has time for the rock star bullshit. None of the techs backstage care if you're David Bowie or the milkman. When you act like a jerk, they are completely unimpressed with the infantile display that you might think comes with your dubious status. They were there hours before you building the stage, and they will be there hours after you leave tearing it down. They should get your salary, and you should get theirs. Henry Rollins rocks stars thinking I beg young people to travel. Henry Rollins young people Will punk rock ever die? Pal, if you have to ask it's dead to you. Henry Rollins pals punk rocks Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good. Henry Rollins real hurt life The times I have tried to get close to someone resulted in me feeling threatened and weak. Henry Rollins threatened weak feelings
