Steve Martin Quotes
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I love cooking and baking.
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We do not have the idea that all children are valuable parts of society. We only have the idea that our own children are.
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England was the first true colonial power to use its dominion over a large part of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, North America, and many Caribbean islands, in the first half of the 20th century.
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In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit. But it was more me making fun of myself, since I'm not technically a rapper, whatever that means.
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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.
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I've trained my people in mentoring entrepreneurs and made myself obsolete.
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I don't think there are enough stories told about black men and their relationships and how they build and bond with one another.
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The M-1 is the best tank in the world, if you can get it to the war in time, if you have a Saddam Hussein who'll give you seven months to move your forces in.
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The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.
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I've done sexual stuff before - onstage, which is even more emotionally difficult. With a TV crew around, you are stopping and starting; it becomes really technical. It's not erotic at all.
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I've had a lot of mother figures. But by the time my mom came into my life, it wasn't a 'mommy' thing. It's more of an adult relationship.
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It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.
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I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
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Clearly, President Bush lied. Now if he is an unconscious liar, and doesn't realize when he's lying, then we're really in trouble.
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You know, sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say - you're bright! They're actually surprised I might be bright.
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I would definitely return to 'Neverland' for a sequel if there was the chance again because we all got on so well, and I think it will be great.
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I'm a sucker for Thought Catalog. Shelby Fero is really funny on Twitter. And Patton Oswalt, he's sort of like a Twitter throb.
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I can talk to more persuadable voters in a week on 'The Five' than I could at CNN in a year, so it's worked out fine.
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I wish I had a little more joy of cooking - because mostly I have anxiety of cooking. I'm so proud when things come out well.
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'The Count' wasn't a real stretch. I was doing pretty generic Bela Lugosi bad vampire on purpose. It was supposed to be lame. I didn't put fangs on; it was a guy who was just going through the motions. I drew on the widow's peak with eyebrow pencil and wore a turtleneck, not a tux.
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I don't want to play a bad guy who doesn't have a bit of good in him.
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I'm not the type of guy who wants the credit.
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When you're going for a big studio comedy, the joke tally better be pretty high, and you better have some big comedy set pieces. That was one of the issues when I was trying to get 'Swingers' made for the first time, which is that there weren't any broad comedy set pieces.
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I am a wild and crazy guy!
