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 MARTINThere’s someone out there for everyone – even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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How many people have never raised their hand before?
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All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.
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I really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words.
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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 actually learned about sex watching neighborhood dogs. And it was good. Go ahead and laugh. I think the most important thing I learned was: Never let go of the girl’s leg, no matter how hard she tries to shake you off.
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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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I’m not trying to be a big shot or anything like that, but I get my drinks half price.
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Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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I love money. I love everything about it.
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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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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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How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.
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Always 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.
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