Steve Martin Quotes
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One of my earliest memories is of my father carrying me in one arm with a picket sign in the other.
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I think I was about 14 when I did my first makeup. I was like, 'Wow, I really like this what do you call it? Makeup thing?'
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It's human nature to not say everything that's on your mind at the time you think it. Because we fear saying something that people will laugh at, people will think is dumb. We're afraid of being embarrassed.
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I think every woman should have a one-night stand. If it's done right, it can be liberating.
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I'm aware that beyond my own need to find a personal balance, I should be sending a signal to society as women's minister about the importance of work-life balance.
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When you have a movie, you know who they start out as and where they go. But this is constantly changing, and you're growing with the character.
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Creativity can only be anarchic, capitalist, Darwinian.
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I'm not a natural storyteller at all. If anything, I'm a natural interviewer, a natural listener, but I'm not a natural storyteller.
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My mother told me many stories about her childhood in Cuba. Living there had a profound impact on her and how she regards herself.
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I lost the good stuff on my fastball. I had to come up with something to keep me in the league. The knuckler rescued me then.
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Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people.
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My children and their happiness have always been my greatest concern.
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Where I come from, if you see your family and friends' civil rights being taken away, you speak up and do everything you can to keep that from happening!
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I was never afraid to put this out. That was never the issue -- ever. I wanted it to sound contemporary but still be me. It was just a matter of getting it right.
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Truth is not merely what we are thinking, but also why, to whom and under what circumstances we say it.
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I truly believe my haters are my motivators.
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I want to say something to you men. You cannot destroy the appointment of a prophet of God, but you can cut the thread that binds you to the prophet of God, and sink yourselves to hell.
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I don't know how long a child will remain utterly static in front of the television, but my guess is that it could be well into their thirties.
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Let me explain something when I'm talking about sin, and I'm talking about all sin. One of the biggest ones that has been talked about that has really become a debate in America is homosexuality.
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We're human beings we are - all of us - and that's what people are liable to forget. Human beings don't like peace and goodwill and everybody loving everybody else. However much they may think they do, they don't really because they're not made like that. Human beings love eating and drinking and loving and hating. They also like showing off, grabbing all they can, fighting for their rights and bossing anybody who'll give them half a chance.
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introductions are hard to come by when your natural state is shyness
