--- title: "10 Cool Quotes By Henry Rollins" description: "10 Cool quotes by Henry Rollins. Plus more from Henry Rollins and more Cool sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/henry-rollins-170_america_most-americans-are-very-cool-people-2264_2264633.png" --- > [Most Americans are very cool people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/most-americans-are-very-cool-people/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/henry-rollins-170_america_most-americans-are-very-cool-people-2264_2264633.png) > [America was cool with Saddam Hussein when he was killing Iranians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/america-was-cool-with-saddam-hussein-when-he-was-killing-iranians/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/henry-rollins-170_america_america-was-cool-with-saddam-hussein-whe_2935060.png) > [Imagine a 15-year-old kid saying, 'I have two moms - it's cool.' I don't fear that at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/imagine-a-15-year-old-kid-saying-i-have-two-moms-it-s-cool-i-don-t/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/henry-rollins-170_child_imagine-a-15-year-old-kid-saying-i-have_1137567.png) > [I get along with Australians really well. Everyone's usually really cool, and it's always a drag to leave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-get-along-with-australians-really-well-everyone-s-usually-really/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/henry-rollins-170_always_i-get-along-with-australians-really-well_2827885.png) > [In Israel, there's a lot to learn from anyone, because to live there you've got to deal with the truth. Things happen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/in-israel-there-s-a-lot-to-learn-from-anyone-because-to-live-there/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/henry-rollins-170_blow_in-israel-there-s-a-lot-to-learn-from-an_3060169.jpg) > [I hate painting with a broad brush, but I think the birther thing, at its root, is racist. The guy was born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-hate-painting-with-a-broad-brush-but-i-think-the-birther-thing-at/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f50/henry-rollins-170_black_i-hate-painting-with-a-broad-brush-but-i_1772368.jpg) > [I am not immune to the lure of a signed record, flier or set list. The fact that your music heroes potentially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-am-not-immune-to-the-lure-of-a-signed-record-flier-or-set-list-the/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/henry-rollins-170_cool_i-am-not-immune-to-the-lure-of-a-signed_220679.png) > [I wonder what it's like to be from a state that is spread across a few islands way out in the Pacific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-wonder-what-it-s-like-to-be-from-a-state-that-is-spread-across-a/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/henry-rollins-170_america_i-wonder-what-it-s-like-to-be-from-a-sta_565157.png) > [I once asked Ozzy Osbourne, truly one of my favorite people in the world, if he was cool with singing Black Sabbath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-once-asked-ozzy-osbourne-truly-one-of-my-favorite-people-in-the/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d41/henry-rollins-170_black_i-once-asked-ozzy-osbourne-truly-one-of_1874791.png) > [“I am cool with people. I am not the one at the top of the water tower with the rifle at all.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-am-cool-with-people-i-am-not-the-one-at-the-top-of-the-water-tower/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/henry-rollins-170_cool_i-am-cool-with-people-i-am-not-the-one-a_1497651.png) ## Other authors on Cool ## 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/cool/henry-rollins/#itemlist", "name": "10 Cool Quotes By Henry Rollins", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most Americans are very cool people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Rollins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/most-americans-are-very-cool-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/henry-rollins-170_america_most-americans-are-very-cool-people-2264_2264633.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/henry-rollins-170_america_most-americans-are-very-cool-people-2264_2264633.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/henry-rollins-170_america_most-americans-are-very-cool-people-2264_2264633.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Most Americans are very cool people.” — Henry Rollins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "America was cool with Saddam Hussein when he was killing Iranians.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Rollins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/america-was-cool-with-saddam-hussein-when-he-was-killing-iranians/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/henry-rollins-170_america_america-was-cool-with-saddam-hussein-whe_2935060.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/henry-rollins-170_america_america-was-cool-with-saddam-hussein-whe_2935060.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/henry-rollins-170_america_america-was-cool-with-saddam-hussein-whe_2935060.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“America was cool with Saddam Hussein when he was killing Iranians.” — Henry Rollins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Imagine a 15-year-old kid saying, 'I have two moms - it's cool.' 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