With age, life becomes complex and difficult, often fraught with risk on several levels, from the practical to the fiscal.
Henry RollinsIt is instilled in thousands of American males from an early age that one of their requirements is to be able to both dish out and take a lot of pain. They are taught the rules of this road in gyms, rings, backyards and fields all over America.
Henry RollinsRush Limbaugh makes money getting simpleminded people to feel good about their intellectually undernourished brain spasms. He's very good at it, and I scarcely believe a fraction of what he says.
Henry RollinsI used to fight the pain, but recently this became clear to me: pain is not my enemy; it is my call to greatness. But when dealing with the Iron, one must be careful to interpret the pain correctly. Most injuries involving the Iron come from ego. I once spent a few weeks lifting weight that my body wasnโt ready for and spent a few months not picking up anything heavier than a fork. Try to lift what youโre not prepared to and the Iron will teach you a little lesson in restraint and self-control.
Henry Rollins