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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.

Steve Martin

Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
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Greatness Inspirational Motivational Persistence Talent Thankful
It’s pain that changes our lives.
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Change Live One Liner Ourselves Pain
I have found that– just as in real life–imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
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Experience Imagination Life Myself Reality Stand
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
It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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Appearance Confidence Doubt Motivational Myself
Don’t have sex man. It leads to kissing and pretty soon you have to start talking to them.
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Kiss Man Sex Start Talk Yourself
Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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Choice People Way Word
How many people have never raised their hand before?
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Deep Hands People Question Voice
With comedy, you never know until you put it in front of an audience. You shoot it and a year later you have no idea if it’s going to work. And then you get the response. It’s great when it’s good.
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Audience Comedy Goodness Greatness Ideas Response Work Yourself
I was deeply unhappy, but I didn’t know it because I was so happy all the time.
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Deep Emotion Happiness Myself Sad Time
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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Alone Break Up Connection Deep Herself Himself Moments Night Relationship Thinking
Writer’s block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.
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Alcohol Drink Poet Team Writing
It’s not the size of the nose that matters, it’s what’s inside that counts.
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Appearance Body Count Self Love Worth
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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Animal Funny Goodness Important Laughter Learning Myself Sex
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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Growth Old Thinking Yourself
Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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Boy Different Language Word

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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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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