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The thing is doing it, that's what it's all about. not in the results of it. after all what is a risk? it's a risk not to take risks. otherwise, you can go stale and repeat yourself. i don't feel like a person who takes risks. yet there's something within me that must provoke controversy because i find it wherever i go. anybody who cares about what he does takes risks.
-Al Pacino
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The Thing Is Doing It, That's What

Al Pacino
The thing is doing it, that's what it's all about. not in the results of it. after all what is a risk? it's a risk not to take risks. otherwise, you can go stale and repeat yourself. i don't feel like a person who takes risks. yet there's something within me that must provoke controversy because i find it wherever i go. anybody who cares about what he does takes risks.
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