Steve Martin Quotes

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• Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.

  Steve Martin

  Funny, Music, Humor

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  I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.

  Steve Martin

  Yesterday, Today, Firsts

  Twitter post from Apr 4, 2012

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• All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.

  Steve Martin

  Pay, Honest, Week

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Be so good they can't ignore you.

  Steve Martin

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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• Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.

  Steve Martin

  Inspirational, Funny, Perseverance

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  A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.

  Steve Martin

  Funny, Witty, Laughter

  FaceBook post by Steve Martin from Jun 14, 2011

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• I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.

  Steve Martin

  Funny, Stupid, Believe

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• Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.

  Steve Martin

  Crafts, Rooms, Unexpected

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• I cannot smell mothballs because it's so difficult to get their little legs apart.

  Steve Martin

  Smell, Legs, Littles

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• I believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language... Apache.

  Steve Martin

  Country, Believe, Native Language

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• Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way.

  Steve Martin

  Humor, People, Way

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• The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.

  Steve Martin

  Funny, Inspiration, Humor

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A father carries pictures where his money used to be.

  Steve Martin

  Fathers Day, Baby, Dad

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• First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.

  Steve Martin

  Inspirational, Funny, Hilarious

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• I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.

  Steve Martin

  Inspirational, Funny, Dog

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• When you're reaching for a star, there's a long way to fall.

  Steve Martin

  Stars, Fall, Long

  Steve Martin (1997). “L.A. Story: And, Roxanne : Two Screenplays”

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• Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naïveté, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do.

  Steve Martin

  Funny, Art, Creativity

  Steve Martin (2007). “Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life”, p.67, Simon and Schuster

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• The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.

  Steve Martin

  Writing, Editors, Mind

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• It's not what you know, it's what you think you know.

  Steve Martin

  Thinking, Abiding, You Think You Know

  "Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin". www.imdb.com. 1998.

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• Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.

  Steve Martin

  Funny, Cute, Order

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.

  Steve Martin

  Teaching, Form, Shows

  "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life". Book by Steve Martin, November 20, 2007.

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• How many people have never raised their hand before?

  Steve Martin

  Hands, People, Raised

  Steve Martin (2008). “Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life”, p.103, Simon and Schuster

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• I will do anything to look like him - except, of course, exercise or eat right.

  Steve Martin

  Exercise, Peer Pressure, Looks

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• I saw the movie, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and was surprised because I didn't see any tigers or dragons. And then I realized why: they're crouching and hidden.

  Steve Martin

  Funny, Dragons, Saws

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  Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.

  Steve Martin

  Funny, Music, Dance

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