"If one cannot risk oneself, then one is simply incapable of giving. And, after all, one can give freedom only be setting someone free."

-- James A. Baldwin

#Giving Quotes #Justice Quotes #Risk Quotes

“When I was 15, I did not know nothing about what concerned the world of music.”
“I'm not the kind of guy that inspires madness in people.”

Source : "Ryan Kwanten too busy for love" by Sydney Confidential, www.news.com.au. July 7, 2010.
“It's like if you're an astronaut and you've been to the moon, what do you want to do with the rest of your life?”
“Most women are starving to receive something from a man that they need to give to themselves”
“Already the pitch has been reached in Great Britain where it is considered bigoted or reactionary to do other than praise the Jews for their industry and ability. Few papers will risk any attack on the Jews, however well-founded, for fear of appearing even distantly anti-Semitic.”
“What a general could do, Thomas did; no more dependable soldier for a moment of crisis existed on the North American continent, or ever did exist... Thomas comes down in history as the Rock of Chickamauga, the great defensive fighter, the man who could never be driven away but who was not much on the offensive. That may be a correct appraisal, Yet it may also be worth making note that just twice in all the war was a major Confederate army driven away from a prepared position in complete rout - at Chattanooga and at Nashville. Each time the blow that routed it was launched by Thomas.”
“As a songwriter, it's very hard to listen to music that's not coming from the heart and soul, personally.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What matters to me is learning and growing, and getting to do what I love to do. As long as I can do that, I'm happy.”

Source : "Jeremy Renner Talks James Gray’s LOW LIFE; Says Steve McQueen Biopic Will Focus More on Personal Aspect than Stunts". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 1, 2011.

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