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My problem is that I don't get the same exhiliration from success as I get depression from failure.
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
Actor
Art Collector
Banjoist
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Film Producer
Musician
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Street Artist
Waco
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Steve Glenn Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin
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