Steve Martin Quotes
You can't make something beautiful by trying to make something beautiful. Something becomes beautiful in the process of trying to be something else.
Quotes to Explore
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Kevin Hart. He's the man! I like his style. He's short, so I can relate. All the stories he tells are real. I respect that, and he's just a really funny dude - great comedy instincts. To do stand-up on a stage for an hour and tell stories and make people laugh is incredible.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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Humans have 3 percent human error, and a lot of companies can't afford to be wrong 3 percent of the time anymore, so we close that 3 percent gap with some of the technologies. The AI we've developed doesn't make mistakes.
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The proposition that humans have mental characteristics wholly absent in non-humans is inconsistent with the theory of evolution.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest.
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The Hardy Boys burned me out. I was recharging my batteries. It was time to return to work, but it was tough because my visibility was low.
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Buzz and the right publicist are not only important but crucial in show business.
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I think there's a really mature side of me that can deal with problems - but when I'm with my friends, I get to act much more kidlike.
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You have to be physical. If you are not, defensive backs will try to pick on you.
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Our elite believe in a new trinity of equality, democracy and diversity. Indeed, after the Cold War, we declared the spread of democracy worldwide to be our historic mission and national goal.
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There is a finite group of major financial players... and overall, the best thing for all of us is to be in an industry that's well respected, well regarded, and well thought of.
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‘When I say 'mind,'’ said the blood relation, ‘I refer to the quarter-teaspoonful of brain which you might possibly find in her head if you sank an artesian well.’
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The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion.
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If anyone is ever rude to you, then there's no need to hang out with them! Just find the people that make you feel good.
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As a communication medium, social media is a critical tool for terror groups to exploit.
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I wanted to be heard, not seen. That's how it all started.
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One billion grains of sand come into existence in the world each second. That's a cyclical process. As rocks and mountains die, grains of sand are born. Some of those grains may then cement naturally into sandstone. And as the sandstone weathers, new grains break free. Some of those grains may then accumulate on a massive scale, into a sand dune.
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To me, 'The End of the Jews' - both the title and the novel itself - is about the end of pat, uncritical ways of understanding oneself in the world.
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Electricity is derived from many non-renewable energy sources like oil, natural gas and coal.
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You can't make something beautiful by trying to make something beautiful. Something becomes beautiful in the process of trying to be something else.
