Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
STEVE MARTINAlways do business as if the person you’re doing business with is trying to screw you, because he probably is. And if he’s not, you can be pleasantly surprised.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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It’s not the size of the nose that matters, it’s what’s inside that counts.
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Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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I’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t.
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Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.
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I love money. I love everything about it.
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When I die, now don’t think that I’m a nut, don’t want no fancy funeral, just one like old King Tut.
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Now let’s repeat the non-conformists’ oath: I promise to be different! I promise to be unique! I promise not to repeat things other people say! Good!
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I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.
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I was always very shy but as I get older I think, What am I being shy for? You just grow weary of your own hang-ups.
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There is one thing I would break up over, and that is if she caught me with another woman. I won’t stand for that.
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Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you’ll be a mile away and have his shoes.
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Some nights, alone, he thinks of her, and some nights, alone, she thinks of him. Some night these thoughts, separated by miles and time zones, occur at the same objective moment, and Ray and Mirabelle are connected without ever knowing it.
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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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