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" I don't think you'll ever have a perfect world because we humans are prone to error, and so we're always in search of an upgrade. "
Henry Rollins
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" I have lived in public as a somewhat recognizable person since I was a teenager. Emails I answer end up posted on sites; pictures of me and someone I just met, taken by a cellphone, literally number in the thousands and are easily accessed. "
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" There is not one single police officer in America that I am not afraid of and not one that I would trust to tell the truth or obey the laws they are sworn to uphold. I do not believe they protect me in any way. "
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" 'Duck Dynasty' is a ridiculous show, and long may it wave. America and democracy will endure. They've seen a lot worse. "
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" Each year, every city in the world that can should have a multiday festival. More people meeting each other, digging new types of music, new foods, new ideas. You want to stop having so many wars? This could be a step in the right direction. "
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" I'm a good authoritarian figure; I don't know why. 'Can you be a cop?' Sure. 'Can you be a Marine?' Absolutely. Well, at least in a movie. "
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" I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail. "
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" With age, life becomes complex and difficult, often fraught with risk on several levels, from the practical to the fiscal. "
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" Airports in major cities, like LAX, are trippy environments. It is at once a national and international gathering of those in transition: The euphoric, emerging from planes, their journey at an end, and the determined, about to depart. "
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End
Journey
" Seasonal change in Los Angeles is often a very subtle thing. It's not as if we finally stop having to shovel the snow out of our driveways and can put our parkas back in the closet. "
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Stop
Snow
Los Angeles
" I always found the Chicago audience to be a smart, fast-moving, violent and cheerful lot, and it's always good to be back. "
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Smart
Good
Chicago
" In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move. "
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Spring
" Every single record I have is a fossil. "
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" Nothing brings people together more, then mutual hatred. "
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" I've been in Iraq, and it never occurred to me to go, 'Hey, this war is bogus,' to some guy who's 24 hours a day trying not to get shot at or blown up. "
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War
Go
Day
" It has been hard to get my head around how Justice Antonin Scalia rationalizes his decisions. His body blow to the Voting Rights Act was a head scratcher, but at least he was calm when he attempted to justify his odd logic. "
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Justice
Decisions
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" I don't have a crystal ball, but I'm willing to bet one of my arms right now that as long as there's electricity, Ramones music is going to be relevant. "
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Music
Long
Electricity
" I don't want to pass through life like a smooth plane ride. "
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Smooth
" I'm disappointed by bands left and right, every day. "
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Every Day
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Day
" Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium. "
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Giving
Yourself
" I've been on 'Jay Leno,' and everyone likes Jay, but being on that show is a really boring afternoon. I sincerely like Jay, but I wouldn't want his job, because I'd have to interview Kathy Ireland, and there's nothing there I'd want to know. "
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Know
Nothing
Job
" I love to go on stage and sing. "
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Stage
I Love
Love
" I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone. "
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Stone
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" And I laugh at myself when I screw things up, which happens all the time. "
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" Life is weird, great and dangerous. "
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Weird
Life
Great
" The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink. "
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" Sometimes when you meet a musician you are a fan of, and he or she isn't the friendliest person, you walk away from the experience wondering if you will ever be able to listen to their music again. "
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" Humans are pretty crafty but will fold quickly in severe cold. "
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" The GOP grows more and more unpopular with female voters seemingly every time one of its leaders gets in front of a microphone. Misogynist is as misogynist does. The GOP and its bloviating pundits don't like women and they are unable to hide it, nor do they seem to make much attempt to do so. "
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" Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter. "
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" A lot of Americans don't have a passport, never will have a passport. Not only will they not travel, they don't want to travel. "
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Will
Lot
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