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Steve Martin Inspirational Quotes (200)

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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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The banjo is truly an American instrument, and it captures something about our past.
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Halle Berry is here, whose win last year broke down barriers for unbelievably hot women.
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Now let's repeat the non-conformists' oath: I promise to be different! I promise to be unique! I promise not to repeat things other people say! Good!
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As a school board we felt it's an unfair expense to families. The lawsuit has a certain logic to it - if you have free public education, you can't put these things on top of it. It defeats the purpose.
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You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.
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. . . Now you see . . . they' re not fit for humans . . . Put them on me.
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I think there are people out there writing original bluegrass songs, but it's hard to get them out on the air.
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Kids like my act because I'm wearing nose glasses. Adults like my act because there's a guy who thinks putting on nose glasses is funny.
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I ignored my stand-up career for twenty-five years, but now, having finished this memoir, I view this time with surprising warmth. One can have, it turns out, an affection for the war years.
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I handed in a script last year and the studio didn't change one word. The word they didn't change was on page 87.
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Nothing I do is done by popular demand.
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When I first started doing my comedy act, I just desperately needed material. So I took literally everything I knew how to do on stage with me, which was juggling, magic and banjo and my little comedy routines. I always felt the audience sorta tolerated the serious musical parts while I was doing my comedy.
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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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The bluegrass community... can be very strict. I didn't know if I'd be welcomed into the bluegrass community or not, but I think they judge you very fairly... I felt really welcome.
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...the divided world of Aspen, where locals with a sense of entitlement were pitted against developers with a sense of condominiums.
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So she viewed time spent in the land of the normal as an investigation into the world of marriage-worthy men, even if she was unsure about her own interest in marriage. There must be one solid citizen who also had a spark of life, a sense of humor and adventure.
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Always do business as if the person you're doing business with is trying to screw you, because he probably is. And if he's not, you can be pleasantly surprised.
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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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You know, you're really nobody in L.A. unless you live in a house with a really big door.
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I was deeply unhappy, but I didn't know it because I was so happy all the time.
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Comedy makes you humble. Because there are so many opportunities to miss, and strike out.
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I did a lot of things when I first started out. In order to be in show business, I juggled, I did magic tricks, cards tricks and I played the banjo.
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With comedy, you have no place to go but more comedy, so you're never off the hook.
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