Steve Martin Quotes
There's a lot of thought in art. People get to talk about important things. There's a lot of sex, you know, in art. There's a lot of naked women and men, and there's intrigue, there's fakery. It's a real microcosm of the larger world.
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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
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The philosophers of the Middle Ages demonstrated both that the Earth did not exist and also that it was flat. Today they are still arguing about whether the world exists, but they no longer dispute about whether it is flat.
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A lot of people tell me, 'You are from North; how do you manage to get along in the South?' I don't know what to say to them. I've always felt at home here, and by learning to speak Telugu, my connection with the place has gotten that much stronger.
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Men have to descend from their pedestal and learn how to be more broadminded and spiritual.
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Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.
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I always wanted the films to play in malls, and I wanted as many people as possible to see them. I never want them to be marginalized in the kind of rarefied, elitist world. I always have hopes that the films will permeate culture in a big way. A lot of times, I'm wrong, but it's always the hope.
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To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.
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I love figuring out a stranger, sitting down and learning about their loves and struggles and everything. People are my jam.
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Chinese people themselves, they really want change.
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The gospel needs to be preached all over the world. You cannot light a candle and put it under a roof.
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My dad had a Vincent Black Shadow, which was a quite particular thing: it was the fastest cycle of its era... It sparked a world for me; when I was old enough, I got a motorcycle.
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There's a lot of people out now around America who depend on checks from their fellow taxpayers being in the mailbox every day.
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When I sit down to begin penciling a page, most of the hard work for me is done. I can concentrate solely on my art from that point on, which is the fun part!
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The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
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My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that.
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I don't care what other people are doing.
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People keep saying how amazing it is having a female lead, and I just sort of feel, 'Well, of course!'
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For me it's very important to turn Kiev into one of the main centers of contemporary art in the world. There is New York. There's London. And there will be Kiev. Everyone will come and say, 'Wow!'
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You're stealing people's secrets. You convince them to give up their life and imagine the life you've created is real or more interesting. If it's a good play, they'll cry or think private thoughts about their lives or laugh.
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People who look for symbolic meaning fail to grasp the inherent poetry and mystery of the images.
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Mothers have a habit of proving right except you don't find that out until you're the age your mother was when she gave you the advice.
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You're not going to be able to deliver jobs locally unless you sort out the nation's problems, and that's why the big and difficult decisions about Ireland's economy have been so crucial and so difficult for people to have to accept and have to deal with, but the reality is the people gave this government an unprecedented mandate.
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From 8,000 miles away... I would not judge a fellow soldier from a friendly nation and how they are employing their resources.
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There's a lot of thought in art. People get to talk about important things. There's a lot of sex, you know, in art. There's a lot of naked women and men, and there's intrigue, there's fakery. It's a real microcosm of the larger world.
