--- title: "4 Awful Quotes By Henry Rollins" description: "4 Awful quotes by Henry Rollins. Plus more from Henry Rollins and more Awful sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/henry-rollins-170_awful_if-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden-brings-a_211233.png" --- > [If the death of Osama Bin Laden brings any peace to those who lost loved ones on that awful day in September…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/if-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden-brings-any-peace-to-those-who-lost/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/henry-rollins-170_awful_if-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden-brings-a_211233.png) > [Youths write me and tell me that their band will go nowhere because of all the bad bands in the world. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/youths-write-me-and-tell-me-that-their-band-will-go-nowhere-because/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/henry-rollins-170_awful_youths-write-me-and-tell-me-that-their-b_467890.png) > [August in sub-Saharan Los Angeles is one of the great and awful tests of one's endurance, sanity and stamina.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/august-in-sub-saharan-los-angeles-is-one-of-the-great-and-awful-tests/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/114/henry-rollins-170_august_august-in-sub-saharan-los-angeles-is-one_1088713.png) > [Nietzsche, who you don't spend too much time with after the age of seventeen, did have that one great line about "he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/nietzsche-who-you-don-t-spend-too-much-time-with-after-the-age-of/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a8/henry-rollins-170_abyss_nietzsche-who-you-don-t-spend-too-much-t_1222699.jpg) ## Other authors on Awful ## More by Henry Rollins > [I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-believe-that-one-defines-oneself-by-reinvention/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [I think that one of the hardest things in the world to be is a black male. I mean everyone hates your guts. White…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-think-that-one-of-the-hardest-things-in-the-world-to-be-is-a-black/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/in-the-summer-of-84-you-just-couldn-t-escape-the-born-in-the-usa/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/we-spend-millions-of-dollars-to-remove-pain-from-our-lives-it-s-why/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [Sleep is for squares.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/sleep-is-for-squares/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/there-s-a-lot-of-mountain-climbers-trapped-inside-of-bodies-of-people/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/if-i-lose-the-light-of-the-sun-i-will-write-by-candlelight-moonlight/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-was-raised-in-washington-dc-very-violent-place-i-grew-up-with/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-feel-pain-everyday-of-my-life-when-you-see-me-perform-it-s-that/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-feel-close-to-people-like-jimi-hendrix-because-i-connect-with-his/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-don-t-believe-in-fate-or-destiny-i-believe-in-various-degrees-of/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [Young, gay and stuck in Arkansas? Sounds like a horror flick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/young-gay-and-stuck-in-arkansas-sounds-like-a-horror-flick/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [I was never told to "Get up, get out there, get a job." It was never a thing either parent ever said I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-was-never-told-to-get-up-get-out-there-get-a-job-it-was-never-a/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/there-s-no-retirement-there-s-just-a-few-years-of-non-work-by-the/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [I love being a storyteller. I love telling stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-love-being-a-storyteller-i-love-telling-stories/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awful/henry-rollins/#itemlist", "name": "4 Awful Quotes By Henry Rollins", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If the death of Osama Bin Laden brings any peace to those who lost loved ones on that awful day in September 2001, that is a great thing. 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