Quotes by Henry Rollins

A lot of Americans dont have a passport, never will have a passport. Not only will they not travel, they dont want to travel.

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

Its 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 Im on the set, but I dont 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 me in any way.

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 Washington, D.C., only seemed to heighten the misery.

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 dont hate the government. I dont 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 my father used to extol, that homosexuality was a sure sign of a civilization in decline.

Enough Americans saw fit to give president Obama a second term. I dont 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. Thats a long time to wait for what was said to be Brian Wilsons masterpiece.

Everyone who knows me knows that Im a hopeless romantic who listens to love ballads and doo-wop songs all the time.

When people hold you in high esteem, its very delicate relationship. When they meet you theyre putting all their chips up. Its make or break.

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

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.