I really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words.
STEVE MARTINNow 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!
More Steve Martin Quotes
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I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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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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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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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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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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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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Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
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There’s someone out there for everyone – even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them.
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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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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.
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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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