Henry Rollins Quotes

I have been listening to the Stooges' self-titled first album for well over half my life, and it remains one of the most exciting and essential records I have ever had the good fortune to come into contact with.

Henry Rollins

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LifeGoodListeningMy LifeFirst

I don't have any type of sketch-comedy or stand-up background.

Jenna Fischer

BackgroundTypeAnyStand-Up

Softball has given me so much in life. It's taught me the kind of person I want to be, and given me a sweet sisterhood. It even led me to my husband.

Jennie Finch

LifeMeSweetHusbandPersonKind

To see professional actors do my work, to take it seriously - that was the thing that made me think playwriting could actually be what I do. It's not a profession that has some sort of clear career track, like, 'This is what you do to be a playwright.'

Stephen Karam

WorkMeThinkYouCareerSeriously

Other kids' parents wouldn't let them read magazines like 'Weird Tales,' but my folks were big readers themselves, so they didn't mind.

Robert Weinberg

ParentsMindWeirdBigKidsReaders

You can't take money from the taxpayers out of the treasury to give it to pay off your political donors. That's corruption to do that.

Michele Bachmann

MoneyPoliticalCorruptionYouPay

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

Jules Renard

ManFinanceFinancialKnowFinally

Let me say this: I believe closing Guantanamo is in our Nation's national security interest. Guantanamo is used not only by al-Qaida, but also by other nations, governments, and individuals - people good and bad - as a symbol of America's abuse of Muslims, and it is fanning the flames of anti-Americanism around the world.

Dianne Feinstein

GoodPeopleMeWorldBelieveBad

Now, I'm not the kind of guy who likes to look in the mirror and say, 'Oh, you're the best.'

Dickey Betts

MirrorBestYouLookSayKind

Nearly all of us work, a lot: many people spend more waking hours working than doing all other things combined. And nearly all of us spend our lifetimes working for someone other than ourselves.

Chris Pavone

WorkPeopleSomeoneDoingMoreUs

There's definitely a delicate line you have to walk in telling someone else's story that's not quite as delicate in telling your own story. I think when I'm working on a personal story, there's less pressure to try to get it exactly right.

Box Brown

WalkStoryThinkPressureSomeone

The idea is to die young as late as possible.

Ashley Montagu

DeathDieLateYoungPossibleIdea

The Lord receive my soul, and have mercy on me, and bless this kingdom with peace and charity, that there may not be this effusion of Christian blood amongst them.

William Laud

PeaceSoulMeCharityChristian

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