Alfred Polgar Quotes
It is the destiny of the emigrant that the foreign land does not become his homeland: his homeland becomes foreign.
Quotes to Explore
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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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There are blessings in being close to the soil, in raising your own food even if it is only a garden in your yard and a fruit tree or two. Those families will be fortunate who, in the last days, have an adequate supply of food because of their foresight and ability to produce their own.
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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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I'm obsessed with 'Homeland.' It's not even okay.
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The force of a language does not consist of rejecting what is foreign but of swallowing it.
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I don't like the word 'balance.' To me, that somehow conjures up conflict between work and family... as long as we think of these things as conflicting, we will never have happiness. True happiness comes from integration... of work, family, self, community.
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It is the destiny of the emigrant that the foreign land does not become his homeland: his homeland becomes foreign.
