Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.

Quote by Henry Rollins

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There's no such thing as an ex-junkie.

There's no such thing as an ex-junkie.

25 Years of Bullshit.

25 Years of Bullshit.

If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by...

If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by...

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 want to change things for the better, just like everybody else.

I want to change things for the better, just like everybody else.

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...

The only difference between me and others is that they think they can change something...

The only difference between me and others is that they think they can change something...

I can only write about personal stuff, about my point of view.

I can only write about personal stuff, about my point of view.

I don't want to know. I don't need it. I don't want the information that...

I don't want to know. I don't need it. I don't want the information that...

It'll destroy you if you try to make it mean anything to anyone but yourself.

It'll destroy you if you try to make it mean anything to anyone but yourself.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

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

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

To hate is to show you still care, who needs that, focus on what's really...

To hate is to show you still care, who needs that, focus on what's really...

They say true love only comes around once and you have to hold out and...

They say true love only comes around once and you have to hold out and...

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,...

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...

I believe that today more than ever a book should be sought after even if...

I believe that today more than ever a book should be sought after even if...

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...

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.