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Marilyn Manson
Quotes by Marilyn Manson
Quotes by Marilyn Manson
“A lot of people don't want to make their own decisions. They're too scared. It's much easier to be told what to do.”
Marilyn Manson
“Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best.”
Marilyn Manson
“We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.”
Marilyn Manson
“Music is the strongest form of magic.”
Marilyn Manson
“I think art is the only thing that's spiritual in the world. And I refuse to forced to believe in other people's interpretations of God. I don't think anybody should be. No one person can own the copyright to what God means.”
Marilyn Manson
“The burden of originality is one that most people don't want to accept. They'd rather sit in front of the TV and let that tell them what they're supposed to like, what they're supposed to buy, and what they're supposed to laugh at.”
Marilyn Manson
“Part of me is afraid to get close to people because I'm afraid that they're going to leave.”
Marilyn Manson
“When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.”
Marilyn Manson
“Anybody intelligent enough to realize what America is, is not going to sit around and do nothing about it. They're going to be the same way that I am. They're going to be the same way our fans are. They're going to be pissed.”
Marilyn Manson
“When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?”
Marilyn Manson
“Find out what's really out there. I never said to be like me, I say be like you and make a difference.”
Marilyn Manson
“People tend to associate anyone who looks and behaves differently with illegal or immoral activity.”
Marilyn Manson
“In the end we're all Jerry Springer Show guests, really, we just haven't been on the show.”
Marilyn Manson
“There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.”
Marilyn Manson
“I am drawn to women who are independent and creative, which is problematic because it's a struggle, a competition of careers. There's jealousy.”
Marilyn Manson
“Is adult entertainment killing our children? or is killing our children entertaining our adults?”
Marilyn Manson
“In any story, the villain is the catalyst. The hero's not a person who will bend the rules or show the cracks in his armor. He's one-dimensional intentionally, but the villain is the person who owns up to what he is and stands by it.”
Marilyn Manson
“This is the culture you're raising your kids in. Don't be surprised if it blows up in your face.”
Marilyn Manson
“Leave me in a room with some crayons and I'll draw on the wall.”
Marilyn Manson
“Growing up going to Christian school and the concept that you're born a sinner and you don't really have a choice to change who you are has been hammered into my head and created the entire reason why I made art and made a band and made records called 'Antichrist Superstar.'”
Marilyn Manson
“I never said to be like me, I say to be like you and make a difference.”
Marilyn Manson
“People only hate what they see in themselves.”
Marilyn Manson
“I don't want to feel like I've matured. That's a stupid word that I never want to use.”
Marilyn Manson
“I was married to someone who wanted me to change. Become more adult, more responsible. I began not to like myself, not like what I do. I lost my identity. Everything began collapsing around me.”
Marilyn Manson
“To me, Satan ultimately represents rebellion.”
Marilyn Manson
“I think everybody's got a presentation. Everybody looks a certain way because they want to convey a certain image. You look a certain way because you want people to listen to you in a certain way.”
Marilyn Manson
“I don't encourage people to choose any sort of sexuality.”
Marilyn Manson
“It's better to use a curse word than to hurt somebody else, I find.”
Marilyn Manson
“The time that people aren't expecting what's going to happen, I find that's the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done.”
Marilyn Manson
“I've found a woman I can relate to. That's something - and I don't even feel sappy saying it - that, if anyone has that, don't lose it, because it's probably the only thing that you can ever really find any satisfaction from.”
Marilyn Manson
