Steve Martin Quotes
What I mean is that none of my talents had a - what's that great word - rubric. A singer, an actor, a dancer - there was nothing I could really say I was. The writing came much later. And, actually, thank God, because if I had said I'm a singer, I would really have just had one thing to do.
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I think there's no greater healing power than music.
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Every hero becomes a bore at last.
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Because the nights bring the threat of invasion and terror to the villages, thousands of children in northern Uganda have become night commuters, leaving the nightmare of capture behind for the safety of the city.
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There's layers to our stuff: Our top layer is like candy-coated pop, because we want to party and have a nice time, but we also have a lot of different human experiences and other levels present in the Die Antwoord experience.
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I can do whatever I want.
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I'd never read 'Lord of the Rings' until I was asked to play Gandalf, so I didn't really know it was a frightfully famous book.
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The four walls of paper are like a prison because every idea wants to spring out in all directions - everything is connected with everything else, sometimes more than others.
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The most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is stop and frisk, a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime.
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We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.
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The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people.
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The human's place in the universe will be set in the scheme of evolution, the product of our biological inheritance.
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I love my fan base because they never high-five me; they always get really shifty and hide. Adam Sandler's fan base are like, 'Hey!' and high-five him and want to hang out, but mine go behind pillars and get really freaked out.
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Mountaineering is one of the most difficult sports - we are away from routine life for days, living in tents, and it requires high degree of physical and mental strength.
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I'm virile, vigorous, and potent!
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I'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America.
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Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.
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Jazz is really 20th-century fusion music. You take West African harmony and rhythm, mix with European harmony, and boom!
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Gurdon has been unique for me. The people have been so giving to strangers. They have never met us before, yet they are giving their heart, body and soul with open arms. It is a wonderful feeling to express.
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I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.
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I always have to be writing.
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Above all, there is no exception to this rule: that the idea of political superiority always resolves itself into the idea of psychological superiority.
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They will have played only one game, so we will not have the scouting report we normally have. They've got their whole starting team and they've added some guys. That will be a very competitive edge.
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What I mean is that none of my talents had a - what's that great word - rubric. A singer, an actor, a dancer - there was nothing I could really say I was. The writing came much later. And, actually, thank God, because if I had said I'm a singer, I would really have just had one thing to do.
