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" August in sub-Saharan Los Angeles is one of the great and awful tests of one's endurance, sanity and stamina. "
Henry Rollins
Endurance
Los Angeles
Tests
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" Being in New York is an almost overwhelming experience. While Washington, D.C., is my favorite American city, I regard New York City as the most amazing city in the world. No other comes close. It is an incredible, inexhaustible engine. "
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" One of the nice things about a favorite pop song is that it's an unconditional truce on judgment and musical snobbery. You like the song because you just do, and there need not be any further criticism. "
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" Sarah Palin embarrasses herself almost immediately upon opening her mouth to speak or upon moving her fingers to send messages to her dull flock. "
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" As a young person growing up in Washington, D.C., summers were hot, humid and relentless. My friends and I grew more restless and adventurous with every passing year. "
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" I wonder how Colin Powell sleeps at night. I would like to have a word with him because he lied. He lied. He lied to me. He lied to my face through the camera at the U.N. "
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" Mr. Christ, I read you as an infinitely patient entity who, as they say, often works in mysterious ways, a rebel unafraid to take the tougher, less traveled paths. Seems to me you're playing the long game. Is that why more states are coming out in favor of marriage equality? Is that why the Affordable Care Act is now with us? "
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" I was in Pakistan in Islamabad when Bhutto was assassinated, and the next day, you know, there's just plumes of smoke everywhere. I mean, Islamabad is on fire. "
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" Most Americans are very cool people. "
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Cool People
Cool
Very
" I have always maintained that Iggy Pop is the Heavyweight Champion of Rock & Roll. "
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Rock
Pop
" I know that collector types can be a pain in the neck and seem perpetually frozen in time - or at least in their parents' basement - but someone has to look out for the past, lest it slip away forever. "
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Know
Look
" Smart people make good choices. They dig science and say 'no' to the invasion of sovereign nations for the pleasure of corporations. "
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Smart
Good
Choices
" I'm a professional food eater. "
Henry Rollins
Food
Eater
Professional
" Certainly, there are huge, multiplatinum bands whose singers command their audience's attention. Sadly, much of the time they have little to say. "
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Time
Say
Attention
" Could it be that violence is as much a part of the American identity as the Constitution, and a vital component to its economic stability? "
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American
Much
Identity
" Too bad that Paul Ryan confessed to being a fan of Rage Against The Machine. By doing so, he not only begged for a bucketing by many of their fans but actually got one from the band's guitar player, Tom Morello. "
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Rage
Band
Doing
" The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was vigorously and vociferously opposed by the Southern states. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law nonetheless. "
Henry Rollins
Civil Rights
President
Law
" I'm actually on the Twitter like all those crazy young kids are, and if I'm going to do an in-store appearance or I post something on my website, I tweet these followers, a word I don't like so much, and over 50,000 people go, like, 'Okay, I got it.' "
Henry Rollins
Okay
Appearance
Crazy
" I have been an XL fan of Devo since I was in high school in the 1970s. Their records only sound better with time. "
Henry Rollins
High School
Better
School
" Some people see Black Friday as a much-needed break for their wallet. I see it as retail outlets showing the customers the full weight of their contempt. The frenzy to buy cheap crap from China, the human downgrade of people fighting with each other over items they can probably live without, to me, is an insult. "
Henry Rollins
Fighting
People
Live
" Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on. "
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Realize
Stronger
Strength
" But I have a good life. I enjoy what I do. I am married to work. "
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Good Life
Work
Life
" For many years, my favorite director has been the Japanese giant Akira Kurosawa. "
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Been
Director
Favorite
" The month of November makes me feel that life is passing more quickly. In an effort to slow it down, I try to fill the hours more meaningfully. "
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Down
Me
Slow
" Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians. "
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Play Music
Play
Musicians
" You can't get your head around something if you're yelling. "
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Get
Your
" Motivation has always been a fascinating factor when considering a touring artist, especially when the years stack up. What keeps one out there year after year? "
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Artist
Year
Years
" I love to go on stage and sing. "
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Stage
I Love
Love
" I was very lucky to have had the opportunity to tour with the Beastie Boys and watched almost every set they played on all those dates. Why not? You do your set and then you get to see the Beasties play? Best deal in town. "
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You
" It took me until my teenage years to realize that I was medicating with music. I was pushing back against my stupid school uniform, instructors who called me by my last name and my classmates, who, while friendly enough, were not at all inspiring. "
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Name
Enough
Me
" To hate is to show you still care, who needs that, focus on what's really important. "
Henry Rollins
You
Hate
Focus