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I am neither pro- nor anti-gun. I am gun-conscious. (Henry Rollins)
Marriage equality is a term so ridiculous on its face that when you hear it mentioned, you would think you were in Riyadh. Years from now, perhaps we can lose the equality part, the same-sex part and call it what it is - marriage. View quote
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Now and then, someone is able to look at an empty space, conclude it would be a great place to start a revolution, and bravely go forward. View quote
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Football is at least as 'gay' as rugby, Greco-Roman wrestling and the film '300.' View quote
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Being in New York is an almost overwhelming experience. While Washington, D.C., is my favorite American city, I regard New York City as the most amazing city in the world. No other comes close. It is an incredible, inexhaustible engine. View quote
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Seasonal change in Los Angeles is often a very subtle thing. It's not as if we finally stop having to shovel the snow out of our driveways and can put our parkas back in the closet. View quote
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For me, returning to Los Angeles annihilates the memories of where I have just been with an astonishing speed. View quote
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If you think about it, every single species is endangered. Homo sapiens at the front of the line, mosquitoes and lawyers at the back. View quote
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Each year, every city in the world that can should have a multiday festival. More people meeting each other, digging new types of music, new foods, new ideas. You want to stop having so many wars? This could be a step in the right direction. View quote
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I think it is incumbent on anyone who can to lift human dignity to the highest possible levels, maintaining one's own and helping to raise that of others. View quote
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I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail. (Henry Rollins)
I never thought I was right for TV or that TV was right for me. View quote
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I plan to be a part of Haiti's reconstruction and future. View quote
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I think it's important to have some documentation of the past. View quote
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I would like go to Palestine and interview people there about what their lives are like; same thing in Iran. View quote
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Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians. View quote
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Dinosaur Jr. in their live capacity are a band that put me in a state of such overwhelming rock that it often takes quite a while to come down. View quote
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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. View quote
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Airports in major cities, like LAX, are trippy environments. It is at once a national and international gathering of those in transition: The euphoric, emerging from planes, their journey at an end, and the determined, about to depart. View quote
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Mr. Christ, I read you as an infinitely patient entity who, as they say, often works in mysterious ways, a rebel unafraid to take the tougher, less traveled paths. Seems to me you're playing the long game. Is that why more states are coming out in favor of marriage equality? Is that why the Affordable Care Act is now with us? View quote
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Guns are part of the American identity. (Henry Rollins)
If the Constitution was a movie, the Preamble would be the trailer, the First Amendment the establishing shot, the 13th the crowd pleaser and the 14th the ultimate hero scene. View quote
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I believe that contentment or any sustained period of joy that doesn't inspire thought that leads to action almost immediately is useless. View quote
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I'm actually on the Twitter like all those crazy young kids are, and if I'm going to do an in-store appearance or I post something on my website, I tweet these followers, a word I don't like so much, and over 50,000 people go, like, 'Okay, I got it.' View quote
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I'm not close to people, I am close to myself. I spend a lot of time inside. View quote
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