Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
STEVE MARTINAll I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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Acting is collaborative because you are working with another actor, and it’s almost like a two-man juggling team. You have to really be in sync.
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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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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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I’m not trying to be a big shot or anything like that, but I get my drinks half price.
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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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I believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language… Apache.
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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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I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
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I was deeply unhappy, but I didn’t know it because I was so happy all the time.
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You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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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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