Steve Martin Quotes
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I am not a great fan of computers. I do watch videos and analyse which batsman is playing how. Batsmen can play different shots on different days. A batsman may not play cover drives well, but if he connects with two such shots, he starts playing the drive well on that day.
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Sports of every sort had always appealed to me.
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When you're not involved, other people's unhappiness seems to be about the funniest damn thing on earth because you think you can solve it, that you are God, that you are above this, and that their unhappiness is just such useless toil and agony. If it's you, it ceases to be a comedy.
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You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.
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If a topic hits me, I'll start going on it. But you can't force it.
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Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis.
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My cross earrings are a mini statement; I wear them every day! My whole dream is to be iconic, and the way you dress yourself is so important.
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I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden.
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Even on TV appearances or big shows, I don't know if I've ever been as nervous as I was my first time doing stand-up. I just remember getting offstage and sitting down, and my right knee was just shaking from the adrenaline.
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I'm lucky to have a wife and a child that keep me grounded.
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One problem with age is that patience begins to ebb.
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The best thing about Mick Jagger is how uncalculating he is. He does what he wants to do and it feels right. He's not a dancer - neither am I.
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I stopped acting when I was 19. The only time I acted again was during the war, when there were no other Nazis available.
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At Liverpool, I had almost everything but titles. I felt like a king, but the team was falling apart.
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I knew I could never be an actor as a man. It just doesn't work, you know? And so when I was doing drag, I realized I could do that kind of stuff, and then when I was transitioning, I kind of gave up on the whole thing because I didn't think that this time would ever come, you know?
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I have so many goals and aspirations that sometimes I lose myself.
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I'm quite nosy. Somebody will be reading a book on a train, and I'll go: 'How is it? Is it any good?' and they'll be like, 'Yeah, now let me read it.'
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Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault.
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I came back and decided that I wanted to go to college for acting and got my family on board. My mom, who was a single mom, was a little reticent, but I think after that summer [in the Governor's School], she saw a shift in me and realized that it was something I wanted more than just a hobby.
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Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.
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Stay away from drugs. They're not worth it. I've tried, but there's none of them that's worth it.
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Thematically, most of my work deals with transition, our culture's constant acceleration, and emotional connection and disconnection through technology.
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We've taken what was just once a racetrack and made it a multifaceted gaming destination for the entire region.
