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Henry Rollins Quotes - Page 2

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Muscle mass does not always equal strength. Strength is kindness and sensitivity. Strength is understanding that your power is both physical and emotional. That it comes from the body and the mind. And the heart.

Muscle mass does not always equal strength. Strength is kindness and sensitivity. Strength is understanding that your power is both physical and emotional. That it comes from the body and the mind. And the heart.

Kindness, Heart, Emotional

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

Missing, Black, Should

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.

Lonely, Being Alone, People

I will never say the things that I want to say to you. I know the damage it would do. I love you more than I hate my loneliness and pain.

Pain, Hate, Loneliness

"Solipsist". Book by Henry Rollins, 1998.

You always know the mark of a coward. A coward hides behind freedom. A brave person stands in front of freedom and defends it for others.

Brave Person, Coward, Mark

"Talk is Cheap". Live album by Henry Rollins, Volume 1, 1998.

It's good to be able to deal with it [anger] somehow other than drinking, fighting, crashing cars, hitting your kid, your wife, your husband, your whatever. Paintbrushes, pens, movie cameras, guitars, microphones, typewriters -- these are good things. Weights. These are positive ways, good ways to deal with anger, frustration, alienation, rage. 'Cause all the other ways do nothing but hurt people.

Hurt, Husband, Drinking

In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed.

Leadership, Moral, Compass

"A 60 Second Commencement Address" by Henry Rollins, bigthink.com. 2017.

You can get what you want. Never sell out. Don't break. Don't weaken. Don't let the kindness of strangers be your salvation, for it is no salvation at all. Unless you sleep alone, you sleep with the enemy. Never come out of the storm. On the other hand, maybe you should. You don't have what it takes to go the hard way. Come out of the cold and sit by the fire. Let them warm you with the smiles and promise of friendship's fortune. Lose your edge. A soft body and chained mind suit you. Chances are you don't have what it takes to walk the frozen trail. Stay home and relax.

Kindness, Sleep, Home

In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks.

Library, Would Be, World

All by yourself, unable to express the pain of your distress with your deeper inside. You alienate yourself and everybody else.

Pain, Revenge, Retribution

The average is the borderline that keeps mere men in their place. Those who step over the line are heroes by the very act. Go.

Hero, Men, Average

Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.

Broken Heart, Crush, Lost Love

Song: Blues Jam

You might as well enjoy the day - you never know when and how painfully it could all end.

Might, Ends, Enjoy

If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always. I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you

Wall, Writing, Night

Henry Rollins (1996). “Do I Come Here Often”, 2.13.61 Publications

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?

Life, Hands, Fruit

I want to meet a woman that will make me stop and listen to what she has to say. I want a woman who will make my jaw drop in awe. A woman that has little time for me. One who does not throw herself at me. One who respects herself who has a sense of herself. Where is she

Doe, Want, Littles

Henry Rollins (2009). “The Portable Henry Rollins”, p.121, Villard

I'm constantly around people that talk a lot but say nothing. A sad case.

People, Cases

Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp.

Motivational Workout, Blood, Mind

You have to get away from them. You have to get as far away as you can otherwise they'll kill you with their lives. They don't know what they do. They are careless with themselves and they take too much for granted. They make their shortcomings your problem. The only way to keep your head above it and heal your wounds is to crawl away.

Too Much, Way, Problem

There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength. Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, it's impossible to turn back.

Fighting, Bodybuilding, Iron Will

its no surprise to me that anyone hardly tells the truth about how they feel. The smart ones keep to themselves for good reason. Why would you want to tell anyone anything that's dear to you? Even when you like them and want nothing more than to be closer to them? It's so painful to be next to someone you feel so strongly about and know you can't say the things you want to.

Smart, Want, Next

Girls aren't beautiful, they're pretty. Beautiful is too heavy a word to assign to a girl. Women are beautiful because their faces show that they know they have lost something and picked up something else.

Beautiful, Girl, Faces

Henry Rollins (2000). “Smile, You're Traveling: Black Coffee Blues”, 2 13 61

How memories lie to us. How time coats the ordinary with gold. How it breaks the heart to go back and attempt to re-live them. How crushed we are when we discover that the gold was merely gold-plating thinly coated over lead, chalk and peeling paint.

Memories, Lying, Heart

Henry Rollins (2009). “The Portable Henry Rollins”, p.127, Villard

I want a soul mate who can sit me down, shut me up, tell me ten things I don't already know, and make me laugh. I don't care what you look like, just turn me on.

Hate, Laughing, Soul

It's so painful to be next to someone you feel strongly about and know you can't say the things you want to.

Want, Next, Painful

Henry Rollins (2009). “The Portable Henry Rollins”, p.310, Villard

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