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.
STEVE MARTINTeaching is, after all, a form of show business.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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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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A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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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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All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.
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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naïveté, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do.
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I guess I wouldn’t believe in anything if it weren’t for my lucky astrology mood watch.
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I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.
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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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It’s not the size of the nose that matters, it’s what’s inside that counts.
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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
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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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