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In fact, when I started working at USC, I already had prototypes of the Rift that were very similar to the final design.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a4020/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/14/4020.v4.jpg" alt="Palmer Luckey"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Palmer Luckey</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="31de1"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="31de1" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a4020/31de1/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20was%20interested%20in%20virtual%20reality%20for%20several%20years%20even%20before%20working%20at%20USC%2C%20it%20wasn%27t%20an%20interest%20that%20started%20there%20at%20all.%20In%20fact%2C%20when%20I%20started%20working%20at%20USC%2C%20I%20already%20had%20prototypes%20of%20the%20Rift%20that%20were%20very%20similar%20to%20the%20final%20design.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa4020%2F31de1%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/357/">Reality</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/35/">Years</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/246/">Design</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a2474/32142/">I'd hate this to get out but I really like opera.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2474/"> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Ford Frick</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="32142"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="32142" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a2474/32142/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%27d%20hate%20this%20to%20get%20out%20but%20I%20really%20like%20opera.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa2474%2F32142%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/55/">Hate</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/175/">Like</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1777/">Opera</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1277/32f99/">My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. 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I am not part of the rat race because I am living a dream.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1277/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1d/1277.v4.jpg" alt="Vidya Balan"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Vidya Balan</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="32f99"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="32f99" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1277/32f99/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=My%20idea%20of%20an%20actor%20is%20to%20be%20different%20persons%20with%20different%20roles.%20Every%20time%20a%20script%20interests%20me%2C%20I%20look%20for%20interesting%20characters%20because%20I%20intend%20to%20completely%20transport%20myself%20into%20it.%20This%20happens%20only%20because%20I%20am%20a%20very%20greedy%20actor.%20I%20am%20not%20part%20of%20the%20rat%20race%20because%20I%20am%20living%20a%20dream.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1277%2F32f99%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/11/">Time</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1423/">Different</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/482/">Dream</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a2641/33243/">My resume, my career, and my legacy in this sport means more to me then collecting some checks.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2641/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/11/2641.v8.jpg" alt="Daniel Cormier"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Daniel Cormier</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="33243"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="33243" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a2641/33243/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=My%20resume%2C%20my%20career%2C%20and%20my%20legacy%20in%20this%20sport%20means%20more%20to%20me%20then%20collecting%20some%20checks.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa2641%2F33243%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/332/">Career</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/305/">Legacy</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/6038/">Sport</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a3022/3339d/">Art isn't held with the same high regard as it is after success. In any country, in any language, you're a loser if you're making music until you prove otherwise.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a3022/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/e/3022.v6.jpg" alt="Keinan Abdi Warsame"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Keinan Abdi Warsame</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="3339d"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="3339d" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a3022/3339d/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Art%20isn%27t%20held%20with%20the%20same%20high%20regard%20as%20it%20is%20after%20success.%20In%20any%20country%2C%20in%20any%20language%2C%20you%27re%20a%20loser%20if%20you%27re%20making%20music%20until%20you%20prove%20otherwise.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa3022%2F3339d%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/114/">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/470/">Country</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/423/">Art</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1951/333e8/">To be the outsider is actually a great thing in England.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1951/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/1951.v6.jpg" alt="Edie Campbell"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Edie Campbell</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="333e8"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="333e8" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1951/333e8/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=To%20be%20the%20outsider%20is%20actually%20a%20great%20thing%20in%20England.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1951%2F333e8%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/178/">Great</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1408/">England</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1059/">Outsider</a></li> </ul>  </li> </ul> <div class="banner--main">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-3'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var slot; var slotName = 'div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-3'; if (screen.width > 1000) { slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[728, 90]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { document.getElementById(slotName).classList.add("banner--mobile"); slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[336, 280]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } googletag.display(slotName); googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); }); </script> </div> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a59/343b1/">A free, analytical and questioning press must be helped survive.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a59/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1b/59.v7.jpg" alt="Xavier Niel"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Xavier Niel</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="343b1"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="343b1" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a59/343b1/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=A%20free%2C%20analytical%20and%20questioning%20press%20must%20be%20helped%20survive.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa59%2F343b1%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/210/">Free</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/606/">Survive</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1056/">Questioning</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a2379/348d5/">There has been a major shift in how we live in our homes. Everyone knows the kitchen is the soul of the house. It's more of an open-concept approach.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2379/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/b/2379.v4.jpg" alt="Candice Olson"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Candice Olson</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="348d5"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="348d5" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a2379/348d5/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=There%20has%20been%20a%20major%20shift%20in%20how%20we%20live%20in%20our%20homes.%20Everyone%20knows%20the%20kitchen%20is%20the%20soul%20of%20the%20house.%20It%27s%20more%20of%20an%20open-concept%20approach.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa2379%2F348d5%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/199/">Live</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/39/">Soul</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1358/">House</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a2870/34d49/">Anybody you make a movie with when you're 12 and they're 14, you're going to know them your whole life.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2870/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/16/2870.v4.jpg" alt="Laura Dern"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Laura Dern</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); 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I couldn't even do it. I'm way too insecure and too proud.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1947/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1b/1947.v8.jpg" alt="Carice van Houten"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Carice van Houten</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="3565b"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="3565b" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1947/3565b/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20never%20believe%20in%20going%20to%20America%20with%20my%20show%20reel%20and%20knocking%20on%20every%20agent%27s%20door.%20I%20couldn%27t%20even%20do%20it.%20I%27m%20way%20too%20insecure%20and%20too%20proud.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1947%2F3565b%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/67/">Believe</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/152/">America</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/191/">Proud</a></li> </ul>  </li> </ul> <div class="banner--main">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-4'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var slot; var slotName = 'div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-4'; if (screen.width > 1000) { slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[728, 90]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { document.getElementById(slotName).classList.add("banner--mobile"); slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[336, 280]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } googletag.display(slotName); googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); }); </script> </div> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a753/31ddbc/">Joy is a condition that is experienced, but it is more than a feeling; it is, primarily, a state of mind.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a753/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/11/753.v5.jpg" alt="J. 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