Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
STEVE MARTINChaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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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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How many people have never raised their hand before?
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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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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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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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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’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t.
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I could never be a woman, ’cause I’d just stay home and play with my breasts all day.
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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 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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A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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It’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.
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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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