It’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.
STEVE MARTINBoy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.
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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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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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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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Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
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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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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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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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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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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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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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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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