Steve Martin Quotes
You know when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea: have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener!
Quotes to Explore
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The first 'Monsters, Inc.' represents starting at Pixar for me, I have a special place in my heart for it. So to be able to tell a story with those ideas is an honor.
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My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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I always do my interviews face to face.
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You've got to try to guard, make an effort to defend to the best of your ability. You have to rebound the ball, which was an area that was so critical. And they wanted you to play smart and have fun. I've kind of tried to let our people understand those are the most important things that I could possibly tell them.
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I've used a stylist twice, and that was when I didn't have time to go shopping or pick up an outfit for a photo shoot. I think you should dress yourself, have fun with it - it's only clothes.
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After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
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It's nice to know when you're a part of a story, it's nice to know at least something about the beginning, middle, and end.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.'
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It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.
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The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit to it when corrected and improved by the experience of ages does not deserve the proud appellation of a soldier.
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I offer originality: you don't know what my films are like until you go to them. I think that's the reason I've been getting all this attention.
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If I had my druthers, I would be a brain in a jar, with a burlap skirt around the cart I'm on - I don't attend to my physical being much.
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Let me think about the people who I care about the most, and how when they fail or disappoint me... I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself.
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A lot of times when I ran, to be honest, I didn't know where I was in the race. So I always was looking up at the scoreboard to say, 'Just call my name to see where I am,' because I tried to have such tunnel vision not to distract myself.
Gail Devers
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'Egalitarians' who complain about inequality view the wealth of the wealthiest as bad in itself: it disfigures society. They would enact a wealth tax to extirpate the offending wealth.
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If you're powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside.
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The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
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Any fool can be happy. What I'm interested in is satisfaction. There's got to be more to life than just being happy. You've got to be fulfilled. You've got to be satisfied; philosophically satisfied is what I mean.
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I love thrift shopping. You can get ten things because everything costs, like, three dollars.
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You know when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea: have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener!
