It’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.
STEVE MARTINThankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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I love money. I love everything about it.
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You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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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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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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It’s not the size of the nose that matters, it’s what’s inside that counts.
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It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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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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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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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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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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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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Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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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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