Every politician, every president gets votes by getting people that don't like him to like him. That's why politicians are slippery: because… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I do a lot of stuff for free anyway. Like a lot of people who you see who don't need money. Mick… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Gay people don't have a personality problem. They have a problem with small-minded motherfuckers who can't conquer a 1-inch high curb. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I have built my life to pursue the new. I don't have family, don't know many people and I am usually ready… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Somewhere, someone isn’t impressed by your looks. Not all men jump through the hoops of your fire. You’re unbelievably boring to more… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I think there will always be great new music and bands. As long as there's people around, there's going to be great… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
My laptop seems to know where I am, even if I don't. My cellphone asks me if I want directions to anywhere… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Stockholders are used to a certain kind of global capitalism. This version is very hard on the environment and very hard on… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I don't need to have my convictions confirmed by a show of numbers. However, being among people in front of a band… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I hate painting with a broad brush, but I think the birther thing, at its root, is racist. The guy was born… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I think the U.K. is an amazing place and has been extremely good to me. Some of my favorite and most-listened-to bands… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
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… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I like it better that people aren't throwing stuff at my face and trying to fight me on stage. Like in the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I think in rural settings, people have a different appreciation for animals than might the city dweller. In parts of India where… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
There are other people, other economies, governments, cultures, religions, and destinies going on at the same time as yours. You have to… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Americans have been dumbed down to the point where more people watching 'American Idol' than listen to the state of the union… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Since the last tour I have done a lot of extensive travel to Iraq, Kuwait, Siberia, South Korea and other places and… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
In the summer of 1991, I was on the first Lollapalooza tour. Nightly, I would watch Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell go… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
We should treat each other better. Why in the hell would you still have racism? This ancient, moronic hatred? Why does our… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I come from a minimum wage working world, as we all did for at least some part of our lives, and that… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
People look at things differently. Imagine going to a village in Southern Sudan and try to explain to someone there the concept… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When I see the hatred exacted at Mr. Obama - you know, he lowered your taxes, killed your number one bad guy… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I think that one of the hardest things in the world to be is a black male. I mean everyone hates your guts. White… — Henry Rollins Copy Share
In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record. — Henry Rollins Copy Share
We spend millions of dollars to remove pain from our lives. It's why so many people get hooked on painkillers. The body becomes addicted… — Henry Rollins Copy Share
There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's. — Henry Rollins Copy Share
If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will… — Henry Rollins Copy Share
I was raised in Washington, DC, very violent place. I grew up with violence. My introduction to music was violent. The years I've spent… — Henry Rollins Copy Share
I feel pain everyday of my life. When you see me perform, it's that pain you're seeing coming out. I put all my emotions,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share
I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did. — Henry Rollins Copy Share
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… — Henry Rollins Copy Share
I was never told to "Get up, get out there, get a job." It was never a thing either parent ever said I had… — Henry Rollins Copy Share
There's no retirement, there's just a few years of non-work by the fire with someone bringing you some tea and relative peace and playing… — Henry Rollins Copy Share
