Steve Martin Quotes
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Relationships end, but they don't end your life. But people do often spending more time finding out about failed relationships than finding successful ones.
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A girl who is willing to give every ounce of herself to someone, who could never betray her lover, who never suspects maliciousness of anyone, and whose sexuality sleeps in her, waiting to be stirred.
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I've put an umbrella in my mouth and opened it. I sat in a lemon-meringue pie. I've done terrible things to my dog with a fork.
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Women have choices, and men have responsibilities.
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I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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Bad psychoanalysis would say I enjoyed pleasing people, working really hard and pleasing people, which is probably related to my father in some way. But I really liked working hard. When I worked at Disneyland, I'd do 12 hours straight and go home thrilled.
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... you're nuts but you're welcome here.
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I actually learned about sex watching neighborhood dogs. And it was good. Go ahead and laugh. I think the most important thing I learned was: Never let go of the girl's leg, no matter how hard she tries to shake you off.
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Mirabelle is attractive; it's just that she is never the first or second girl chosen.
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I think I meant that, given the circumstances of my childhood, I had the illusion that it's easier to be alone. To have your relationships be casual and also to pose as a solitary person, because it was more romantic. You know, I was raised on the idea of the ramblin' man and the loner.
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All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.
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I'm trying to think of other ones. Oh, yeah, I'd say - somebody would buy something and we'd say, and because you are our hundredth customer today, you get a free paperback.
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When I was in college, I was debating to try my hand at show business, or to become a professor. I just thought of the risk of not going into show business and always wondering if I would've had a chance. Because that's where my real heart was.
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When you're reaching for a star, there's a long way to fall.
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College totally changed my life. It changed what I believe and what I think about everything. I majored in philosophy.
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I really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words.
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You kill me and I'll see that you never work in this town again.
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The self-prepared dinner is a great time killer for lonely people and as much time should be spent on it as possible.
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Or is it that I think too much?
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Being on Twitter is like having a fern.
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Home to me is when someone comes up to me and says, "Can I get a selfie?" No. It's where your wife and your family are. It's the emotional place where you feel like you're not away from it.
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I don't think comic timing is the same as music timing, but I definitely find that I've learned from just writing in general that songs can be narrative without having a story.
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With comedy, you never know until you put it in front of an audience. You shoot it and a year later you have no idea if it's going to work. And then you get the response. It's great when it's good.