Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
STEVE MARTINFirst the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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I really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words.
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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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I love money. I love everything about it.
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Always do business as if the person you’re doing business with is trying to screw you, because he probably is. And if he’s not, you can be pleasantly surprised.
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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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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 was deeply unhappy, but I didn’t know it because I was so happy all the time.
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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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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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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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