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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.

Steve Martin

I have found that– just as in real life–imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
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Experience Imagination Life Myself Reality Stand
I guess I wouldn’t believe in anything if it weren’t for my lucky astrology mood watch.
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Astrology Believe Luck Myself
It’s pain that changes our lives.
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Change Live One Liner Ourselves Pain
I’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t.
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Breathe Business Mistake Myself Worst
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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Ability Element Natural Necessary Quality Yourself
The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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Inspirational Mindset Motivational Spiritual Writing
I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.
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Day Life Myself Past Present
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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Cheerful Happiness Play Sad Yourself
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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Alone Break Up Connection Deep Herself Himself Moments Night Relationship Thinking
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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Break Up Cheating Herself Myself Woman
Acting has helped me understand people, not only because you are acting as a character, but also because you are watching other actors work. That really helps you identify in life when someone is acting, not being true.
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Act Character Help Identify Life People True Understand Yourself
I could never be a woman, ’cause I’d just stay home and play with my breasts all day.
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Body Funny Home Myself Play Stay Woman
Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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Choice People Way Word
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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Business Happiness Person Surprise Try Yourself
How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.
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Money Wealth
I believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language… Apache.
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Believe Foreign Freedom Liberty Myself Rule

The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.

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