Henry Rollins Quotes

If people are being upstanding citizens of the Republic, then you have to widen the net to incarcerate them. This explains why America's prisons are full of nonviolent offenders - a perfect example of American exceptionalism.

Henry Rollins

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PeopleAmericanAmericaYouPerfect

I happen to have a giant ego, an admission that will not shock my close friends or critics. I am not uncomfortable in saying that because the ego of a man often gets great things done.

Joe Jamail

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Ever since I was 2 or 3, I loved to perform for people. I would walk up to another table in a restaurant and crack a joke, sing a song, do a dance, or something entertaining, and the 'audience' would almost always smile and laugh.

Maxim Knight

SmileWalkDancePeopleSongLoved

The human community and individual people are more likely to hurt or undernourish children they think of as 'bodies' to be used. Cultures and people are more likely to raise children to be mere economic interns rather than fully developed humans if they see children as 'bodies' to be forced into certain economic and social molds.

Michael Gurian

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In recent years, we have been sending a clear, consistent signal about the harms of drugs, particularly marijuana, which for most young people is the first illegal drug that they are exposed to.

John Walters

PeopleYoungFirstYoung PeopleBeen

One piece of advice that I would give to any young athlete or performer is remember to thank your mom.

Meryl Davis

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Precision, directness, and quickness are what human beings are good at. What we have never been good at - in our past, at least - is figuring out the impact, the consequences, of what our skills have allowed us to do.

Sue Hubbell

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Marriage and the creation of families has been an integral part of our society since its creation; it should not be defined without the kind of involvement by the people which a constitutional process would require.

Robert Foster Bennett

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I don't ever want to become Bill Maher where I have to find some strong opinion on something just because it's in the news. That's the guy that comes off like you have to be angry every week about new topics and snotty about something. That's what I'm trying to avoid.

Doug Stanhope

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I love watching the game, and I loved watching the World Cup.

Christian Pulisic

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What happens once you get a felony conviction? Now you are entering this American caste system where you can't get a job, you can't get a loan, you can't get a Pell grant, you can't get public housing.

Cory Booker

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Ever since wars have been fought, guys have been writing their stories.

Brandon Webb

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Churches, depending on their policy, can do fantastic work with people in the community.

Annie Lennox

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