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Answer: "It's my privilege, thank you.​" —Joe Pesci's Best Supporting Actor Osc.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Why did Joe Pesci give a short speech after winning the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in Goodfellas? Ethan Jackson, Casual writer and 'Seinfeld' reference machine Written Thu "It's my privilege, thank you." —Joe Pesci's Best Supporting Actor Oscar Acceptance Speech. Despite delivering a fantastic performance in Goodfellas, Pesci genuinely did not... Read More » Why are American cars exceedingly bad in retaining value while they have great engineering companies and schools? Frank Kemper, Journalist, living and working in Germany, been to the U.S. some times Updated Jun 23, 2017 I come from Germany, so I am used to German cars which often are referred to be the best cars in the world. Compared to that American cars lack some qualities, but they are... Read More » Why are black eyes rare in people? Collin Anthony Spears, Been reading about population genetics since 2004 Updated Fri No human being has black eyes. The Eye Color Chart In my experience the vast majority (though not all by any means) of African Americans have eye color of 11 or 12 - for exam... Read More » Do you think cancer is a business? Anna Basu, studied at University of Western Ontario Written Wed Absolutely. Let me tell you the story of JJ, an 11-year-old girl who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Her mother, due to cultural beliefs, decided to withdraw... Read More » Is there a "back door" to top universities? Tom Stagliano, Senior Aerospace Engineer (studied at MIT) Updated Apr 27, 2017 Yes. There is a Huge back-door to MIT, Olin College of Engineering and Babson College. And the rate of admission is 28%. However, it is for those who profess to be Female, onl... Read More » Why did Archimedes consider his discovery of a sphere inscribed in a cylinder his greatest mathematical achievement? Jeff Suzuki, Mathematician and historian of mathematics. Written Sat It may well be the most complicated bit of basic mathematics you will ever encounter. Bob's answer (that Archimedes essentially had to invent calculus) is a good one: I'll ... Read More » How can I prevent my eyes from further deteriorating? I am 19 and got glasses at 15 because of my iPod. My eyesight is getting worse, and I am often on my phone in the dark for long periods of time. I don't want my eyesight to get worse. Bill Otto, Consulting Optical Physicist and Systems Engineer (1977-present) Written Dec 28 First, your iPod did not make your eyes worse. They used to teach that and some optometrists still believe it, but all the research has shown that reading, staying indoors,... Read More » Do nerves in teeth heal by themselves? Koos Marais, Dentist, specialising in endodontics, author of scientific articles, text books Written Jan 1 I would rate this question right up there with "To be or not to be". It is almost on a par with the biggest questions in life. At least in my world. In endodontics the bigge... Read More » Is it ok to leave a restaurant after receiving the menu? Ann Hipson Updated May 7, 2017 Over 40 years ago, a man I loved and I went to New Orleans. He was in the process of moving to Texas, and I worked in social services for the state. We had no money to spea... Read More » How can we make 2+2=5? Noa Galic, studied Science at 1. Gymnasium Zagreb (2018) Updated Dec 27 I am going to go ahead and assume you are referring to this picture: So, what it looks like we have here is a completely legit proof that 2+2 is 5. Well, we don't. You see tha... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.