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.
STEVE MARTINBe so good they can’t ignore you.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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 have found that– just as in real life–imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
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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 will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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It’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.
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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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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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Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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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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First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.
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The banjo is such a happy instrument–you can’t play a sad song on the banjo – it always comes out so cheerful.
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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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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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I just downloaded eleven hundred books onto my Kindle, and now I can’t lift it.
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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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