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You have to get comfortable with your work, you really have to know what you’re doing, and it has to be almost boring to you to be able to do it well.

Steve Martin

Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
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Destruction Funny Philosophy
I believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language… Apache.
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Believe Foreign Freedom Liberty Myself Rule
All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.
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Honesty Myself Pay Work
Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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Goodness Inspirational Motivational Perseverance Substitute Talent Thankful
Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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Boy Different Language Word
I could never be a woman, ’cause I’d just stay home and play with my breasts all day.
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Body Funny Home Myself Play Stay Woman
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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Death Myself Thinking
Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.
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Different Evolution Human Walk
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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Criticize Himself Man Walk Way Yourself
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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Different Goodness Myself People Promise Talk Unique
Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naïveté, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do.
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Ability Element Natural Necessary Quality Yourself
You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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Life Yourself
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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Break Up Cheating Herself Myself Woman
I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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Cook Fire Hairs Match Mischief Myself Start
Acting has helped me understand people, not only because you are acting as a character, but also because you are watching other actors work. That really helps you identify in life when someone is acting, not being true.
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Act Character Help Identify Life People True Understand Yourself
I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.
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Day Life Myself Past Present

You have to get comfortable with your work, you really have to know what you’re doing, and it has to be almost boring to you to be able to do it well.

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You have to get comfortable with your work, you really have to know what you’re doing, and it has to be almost boring to you to be able to do it well.

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