Henry Rollins Quotes

We are misery-making machines! Homo sapiens has perfected the art of causing suffering. Pain is humankind's collective GDP.

Henry Rollins

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ArtPainSufferingCollectiveGDP

There's so much interference, so much static and people's voices talking about what you do and why you do it that I've learned to be like, 'No, no.' It's actually simple. I just do this.

Jenny Slate

SimplePeopleTalkingYouWhyJust

Being cool was always very important to me, but I decided to get rich, so I went for it.

Jen Sincero

MeCoolRichImportantAlwaysGet

I am conscious about not getting typecast, but obviously I have to keep picking up great roles so that I don't get typecast.

Amy Jackson

GreatI AmUpKeepGetConscious

People seem to want to give 'Flowers' a comedy or a comedy-drama label. I suppose it's closer to comedy-drama, but it feels like it requires a whole new definition all of its own.

Sophia Di Martino

PeopleFlowersComedyNewWantOwn

I don't want to spend too much time dwelling on what I've already done because there is still so much to do.

Sophia Amoruso

TimeToo MuchDoneWantBecause

My concept of a 'Doctor Who' girl was that you screamed a lot and ran around quarries in unsuitable footwear. Of course you fell over and twisted your ankle, because you had high heels on.

Sophie Aldred

GirlDoctorYouHigh HeelsHigh

Mastering one recipe is better than mastering too many. Learn something and own it, and you'll feel so much better about it. You'll have more confidence if you've made it five times, and that confidence adds so much fun to cooking.

Tom Douglas

ConfidenceCookingFunBetterLearn

Thanks to the abundance of shellfish in Puget Sound, Washington State is the largest oyster producer in the country.

Tom Douglas

CountryAbundanceWashingtonSound

You know, I'm a comedian the same as Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. We all came up the same way. The three of us have interest in politics; I call us fundits, we're fundits! We're not pundits!

Joy Behar

PoliticsYouKnowThreeWaySame

Regardless of whether one is a writer or a reader, one's task consists first of all in mastering a life that is one's own, not imposed or prescribed from without, no matter how noble its appearance may be. For each of us is issued but one life, and we know full well how it all ends.

Joseph Brodsky

LifeAppearanceKnowMatterTask

I always feel like an outsider. I'll always feel like the nerd at the party.

Christopher McQuarrie

FeelPartyAlwaysOutsiderNerd

Don't look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them.

Constantin Brancusi

WorkGodJoyMysteryYouLook

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