Martin Short Quotes
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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My first car was an '84 Ford Taurus. It caught on fire from me trying to change the fuel pump, so that wasn't good at all. Dried leaves on the ground while I was trying to change the fuel pump. Don't do that. Do it on concrete.
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You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.
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I'm not a collector of clothes. I've got clothes to wear.
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They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. What television depends on, one thing 'Larry King Live' was - whether you liked it, didn't like it - it was appointment viewing.
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After having children, life becomes about living beyond yourself; about being bigger and better.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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The numerous evils to which individual persons are exposed are due to the defects existing in the persons themselves. We complain and seek relief from our own faults; we suffer from the evils which we, by our own free will, inflict on ourselves and ascribe them to God, who is far from being connected with them!
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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In general, while Trump has been a master of Twitter, he has shown an aversion to, and ignorance of, technology itself.
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Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
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With experience, you improve. I'm a better player now, more complete than I was when I was player of the year.
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I am what they call a chubby-skinny guy. I appear to be normal and have the look of an in-shape man, but if we were to go to a pool party I would go with my shirt on.
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I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.
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I'm pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.
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I'm a big believer in the idea that while we are the sum of our tears, we are also the product of our choices in how we deal with those tears.
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Directing a movie is serious, it's not a joke.
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But I'm a big believer that government does not have a monopoly on good ideas.
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You want people who choose to follow because they genuinely believe in ideas, not because they're afraid to be punished if they don't. For startups, there's so much pivoting that's required that if you have a bunch of sheep, you're in bad shape.
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I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it.
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Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote.
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Sometimes people get passionate about the obscure jokes.
