"The answer to injustice is not to silence the critic but to end the injustice."

-- Paul Robeson

#Justice Quotes #Silence Quotes #Answers Quotes

“There is no need of words; believe facts. [Lat., Non opus est verbis, credite rebus.]”
“You should strive to find happiness every day and not believe that it comes at the end of the journey.”
“On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation.”
“Singing is a way of releasing an emotion that you sometimes can't portray when you're acting. And music moves your soul, so music is the source of the most intense emotions you can feel. When you hear a song and you're acting it's incredible. But when you're singing a song and you're acting it's even more incredible.”
“Many of us have had that experience of being in love with someone and then they end up being your enemy and there's a stranger in your bed.”
“I'd love to go to school, but every time I try I get a movie. That's actually how I get work: I enroll. That's like my good luck charm.”
“What happens if I try to build a life dedicated to avoiding all danger and all unnecessary risk?”
“I would rather give full vent to all human loves and disappointments, and take a chance on being corny, than die a smartass.”

Source : Jim Harrison, Robert J. DeMott (2002). “Conversations with Jim Harrison”, p.97, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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