Alfred Polgar Quotes
It is the destiny of the emigrant that the foreign land does not become his homeland: his homeland becomes foreign.
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As far as I'm concerned... there's a side to an actor that wants to go on and play a thousand different roles.
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We've only made three investments: Facebook, Groupon, and Zynga.
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I have no regrets in my life even the crazy things I've been in. It all made me the I am today and I wouldn't change anything. I'm happy with who I am!
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All that matters is to help the team.
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Common sense doesn't have the last word in ethics or anywhere else, but it has, as J. L. Austin said about ordinary language, the first word: it should be examined before it is discarded.
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Solve the problem yourself or accept a fate you may not like... from this perspective, the ethic of personal responsibility gains appeal.
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The tone in which an Englishman expresses anger would, in Italy, be only a mark of surprise.
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The eyes get lost in 3-D. With 3-D, your eyes are looking for the plane of focus, right? And the problem is, when you do quick cuts, your eyes can't find it.
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I graduated from the University of Whatever.
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Anyone in public life who comes out, comes out primarily for themselves, and their life is immediately improved. That's what happened to me.
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Landing a role now is not based on my looks - more on my acting ability.
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I learned you pay for your happiness. That's why I don't expect to be happy all the time. I'd rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later.
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The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.
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Most Christians salute the sovereignty of God but believe in the sovereignty of man.
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The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the aim of conversation, and is a far more civilized being than the blockhead who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the amusement of the company.
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It is the destiny of the emigrant that the foreign land does not become his homeland: his homeland becomes foreign.
