Henry Rollins Quotes

I can recall, as a young adult, running through the rain forest at the Forest Reserve, at times feeling a sense of fear when I felt I was in danger. In danger of confronting an ugly snake or a coral snake, which represented the greatest fear of someone in a rural area when you traverse the forest.

You back a big cat into a corner and somebody is going to get bloody.

If we choose to walk into a forest where a tiger lives, we are taking a chance. If we swim in a river where crocodiles live, we are taking a chance. If we visit the desert or climb a mountain or enter a swamp where snakes have managed to survive, we are taking a chance.

The ocean, to me, is one of the most terrifying things on the planet.

In the sea you've got to be constantly sort of alert. It's worse in the sea [than anywhere else in the animal kingdom]. In the sea you've got an enemy behind every rock.

And I'm wondering where the lions are.

Get used to the bear behind you.

It is only on the condition of humility and reverence before the world that our species will be able to remain in it.

Often think of the worst-case scenario, the "Eaten By Wolves" factor.

You managed not to get eaten then?

We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.

Anyone ever lost in the wild knows that nature wants you dead.

I have been at war from the beginning. I've never looked back before. I've never had the time and it has always seemed so dangerous. To look back is to relax one's vigil.

The presence of danger has a way of making you feel fully awake.

Bears," I muttered, adding a new fear to the pile. "That would be just her luck, wouldn't it? Stray bear in town. OF course it would head straight for Bella.

Threatened men live long.

I see in Nature a magnificent structure... that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility.

Alright...here's the deal. What's happening in this piece is very simple, over here on this side...you see that there is a very scared little kinda guy over there...wanna know why he's scared? Because this guy over here is trying to eat him.

I do not think I have any uncharitable prejudice against the rattlesnake, still, I should not like to be one.

Why would I go looking for someone I know wants to kill me?

...Proximity to a noose danger and death ... can make man or woman appreciate things.

The Wilds aren't safe anymore.

Not daring to flee since my general location has just been broadcast to any killer who cares. I mean, I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag.

Never laugh at live dragons.

I only need to know one thing. Am I going to need the flamethrower?