If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by getting wasted and wrapping your car around a tree. If you really want to rebel against your parents: outearn them, outlive them, and know more…

Quote by Henry Rollins

Topics: Parents Quotes

I am ready for whatever's coming. I expect nothing but to be let down or...

I am ready for whatever's coming. I expect nothing but to be let down or...

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To...

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To...

So I'm more at home with my backpack, sleeping in a hotel room or on...

So I'm more at home with my backpack, sleeping in a hotel room or on...

I must tell you that I was always afraid of the fury with which I...

I must tell you that I was always afraid of the fury with which I...

Well, we run my ship differently. Any offer that comes in, I yay or nay...

Well, we run my ship differently. Any offer that comes in, I yay or nay...

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night...

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night...

I'm most in my element on tour, with a gig that day, like today. I'm...

I'm most in my element on tour, with a gig that day, like today. I'm...

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the...

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the...

In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record.

In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record.

Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.

Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.

It is no surprise to me that hardly anyone tells the truth about how they...

It is no surprise to me that hardly anyone tells the truth about how they...

I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about...

I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about...

I just get things done instead of talking about getting them done. I don't go...

I just get things done instead of talking about getting them done. I don't go...

I forged myself out of a vacuum. I crawl along the highway on hacked off...

I forged myself out of a vacuum. I crawl along the highway on hacked off...

The streets lie, the sidewalks lie, everything lies. You can try and read it but...

The streets lie, the sidewalks lie, everything lies. You can try and read it but...

Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no...

Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no...

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out,...

I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out,...

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely...

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely...

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.