Quotes by Henry Rollins

“I just travel the world with my backpack and my cameras and a bunch of Clif bars.”

“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.”

“The Bad Seeds are a band I will travel a great distance to see whenever possible.”

“It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.”

“So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor.”

“Jazz music is as American as it gets, and so is the U.S. Postal Service. A Miles Davis stamp is a perfect marriage of two great American institutions.”

“Of course same sex marriage is constitutional! The right to be yourself, to pursue life, liberty, and property, is protected several ways over several amendments. John Boehner should know this.”

“I think marriage is a boring and fault-ridden contractual obligation.”

“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 m...”

“August used to be a sad month for me. As the days went on, the thought of school starting weighed heavily upon my young frame. That, coupled with the oppressive heat and humidity of my native Washi...”

“War is very sad and small life is pathetically fragile at times.”

“The history of apartheid-era South Africa is incredibly sad and at times infuriatingly incomprehensible.”

“With any advent in technology, any technological innovation, there is the good and the bad.”

“I don't hate the government. I don't think the Second Amendment is being infringed upon.”

“While I have no empirical evidence to back this up, I bet that the number of homosexual people per thousand has not fluctuated all that much over the centuries. I do not believe the dented wisdom m...”

“Enough Americans saw fit to give president Obama a second term. I don't think there will be many people keeping their Romney/Ryan bumper stickers on their cars.”

“'SMiLE' is perhaps the Beach Boys' most legendary album. It was recorded in 1966 and 1967 but only saw a formal release in 2011. That's a long time to wait for what was said to be Brian Wilson's ma...”

“Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a hopeless romantic who listens to love ballads and doo-wop songs all the time.”

“To anger female voters in America is to tread on the tiger's tail. Women turn out in huge numbers, and they are well aware of how their bodies work and what they need.”

“When people hold you in high esteem, it's very delicate relationship. When they meet you they're putting all their chips up. It's make or break.”