Pollak Quotes

#1. The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom.
[Public Utilities Commission v. Pollak, 343 U.S. 451, 467 (1952) (dissenting)]

William O. Douglas

#2. If the book we are reading doesn't shake us awake like a blow to the head, why bother reading it in the first place? ... A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.
Franz Kafka in a letter to Oskar Pollak dated January 27, 1904

Franz Kafka

#3. Whenever I was with Kevin Pollak, I had to leave the room.

Amanda Peet

#4. I can conceive of no reason for all this administration of the higher to the lower, unless it be for the purpose of advancing our Father's children along the lines of eternal progression.

B. H. Roberts

#5. If you're not creating, you're waiting.

Kevin Pollak

#6. Changing entrenched systems is daunting; the odds against reshaping the nation's police forces are high. But there are few things more important than making sure their profession is the brave, honorable service it should be. We have to do it, or watch our communities and our democracy disintegrate.

Ann Medlock

#7. With color, for the price of a pot of paint, people can express their own style and individuality. But, as with style, a gift for color has to be developed by experiment. If you don't dare, you are doomed to dullness.

Shirley Conran

#8. I got real important relationships in my life that are very empowering relationships.

Dave Chappelle

#9. I've loved the Internet space in terms of creative content control and ownership, the things I haven't had since I started as a stand-up comedian.

Kevin Pollak

#10. As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride.

Kevin Pollak

#11. And Barry Levinson is insanely funny. I don't know if you know this, not everyone does, but he and Craig T. Nelson were a comedy team back in the coffeehouse days of the late '60s.

Kevin Pollak

#12. When I asked for her best motivational tip, she shared a single sentence she uses with her employees. Whenever she assigns a project, she says, "Make it as awesome as you want.

Lindsey Pollak

#13. If we do have any iPhone users out there, I have incredibly great news for you. I've developed after about six months and finally perfected and it'll be out on the market soon, an app that you'll all want. It allows you to make a phone call.

Kevin Pollak

#14. If I have anything to offer as an actor, it's only my ability to make the person real.

Kevin Pollak

#15. No one smokes because they like the way it tastes. If we did, they'd make cigarette-flavored cookies, candy, ice cream. What is this? Marlboro fudge with nuts? Give me a scoop of that, willya? She's gonna have the Menthol Swirl with the Camel chip.

Kevin Pollak

#16. Did you know a woman by the name of Gloria D'Angelo?" Joiner asked.

Peter G. Pollak

#17. The law against sodomy is trying to stop homosexual men from enjoying themselves. That's what the law is all about. But this is stupid. What do you do according to the law? You find two men enjoying themselves sexually. You arrest them and throw them in ... prison? That outta do it.

Kevin Pollak

#18. Many are those who can argue; few are those who can converse

Amos Bronson Alcott

#19. The Greeks had invented democracy, built the Acropolis and called it a day.

David Sedaris

#20. I think it's important that your first film be your worst film, that one's life trajectory should go up.

Kevin Pollak

#21. How do you stand out? Just find your point-of-view.

Kevin Pollak

#22. It's amazing how much you can rationalize when you're on drugs. I could actually say to myself, Look, I'm only doing blow Wednesday through Saturday.

Marc Maron

#23. I am completely and utterly hooked to all the great shows on A&E and Court TV that are about small town murder.

Kevin Pollak

#24. But there are no men here," said Mrs. Wilkins, "so how can it be improper? Have you noticed," she inquired of Mrs. Fisher, who endeavoured to pretend she did not hear, "How difficult it is to be improper without men?

Elizabeth Von Arnim