Steve Martin Quotes

I got a flue shot and now my chimney works perfectly.

Steve Martin

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NowGotShotChimneyWorks

A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.

Andrew Cuomo

GoodFriendPeopleForceGood Friend

Homophobia obviously still exists, but it is a lot more subtle, and it is a lot more in the background.

Andrew Haigh

MoreBackgroundSubtleStillExists

No great inner event befalls those who summon it not.

Maurice Maeterlinck

GreatEventWhoInnerThoseSummon

Show me what society that ever existed that did not use the tools that they had available. Ask any person from East Germany... you will never hear somebody say, 'The Stasi never bothered me because I didn't have anything to hide.' That's not a thing that people say.

Trevor Paglen

PeopleMeSocietyToolsYouHide

I know how hard it is to make it in the music business.

Roger Taylor

BusinessMusicKnowHardMakeHow

It's not about the money. This is about Terri. It's not about the Schindlers, it's not about the legislators, it's not about me, it's about what Terri Schiavo wanted.

Michael Schiavo

MoneyMeWantedAboutLegislators

When we're born, we want to know why the stars shine. We want to know why the sun rises.

Michio Kaku

StarsSunShineBornKnowWant

My dad told me something long before I was in politics, and when your dad gives you advice every single day, eventually one or two of the things stick in your mind. And he said, don't believe what people say, believe what they do.

Mick Mulvaney

DayPoliticsPeopleMindMeBelieve

It's nice to invest yourself fully in whatever you're doing... I think it's best to try and give everything you've got; otherwise, what's the point?

Joshua Sasse

BestYourselfThinkDoingYouNice

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

Aristotle

ThankfulGratefulThoughtBe Grateful

I have learned that I am not built for conflict or controversy. I have also learned that, in all my life, I have never chosen a story. The story has always chosen me.

Poe Ballantine

LifeI AmMeConflictStoryMy Life

When our systematic knowledge of human expressive behavior is more advanced, it will be possible to study the literary and historical documents of the past and to determine the expressed and implied views of personality that determined the behavior of our ancestors.

Timothy Leary

KnowledgePersonalityPastBehavior

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