Steve Martin Quotes

Nothing I do is done by popular demand.

Steve Martin

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DoneNothingDemandPopular

We exercise great caution in airing an audio- or videotape released by a terrorist organization holding a hostage. These are decisions made by CNN's editorial staff and not by any third party.

Jim Walton

GreatOrganizationDecisionsExercise

I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats.

John Dyer

SailPleasureOwnUsedStillLike

I think I'm incredibly stoic. If I have a bad headache, it takes a while before I reach for a tablet.

Robert Rinder

ThinkReachBadHeadacheTakes

I really strived to give equal weight to the two halves of my genre's name: science and fiction.

Robert J. Sawyer

ScienceNameTwoEqualFictionGive

When I sat down to write 'Rules of Civility,' I didn't write it for anybody but myself. I wasn't trying to make my mark or make money. I wasn't anxious about feeding my kids or whether my father would be proud of me.

Amor Towles

FatherMyselfMoneyMeProudRules

Personality and socialization aren't the same thing.

Steven Pinker

PersonalitySameSame ThingThing

I don't work out a lead section and practice it for a day and then lay it down. I don't do that. The first time I do something I think is expressive or really cool, that's what's actually on the recording.

Tom Scholz

WorkTimeDayPracticeCoolThink

I approach an action sequence almost like a mathematical problem. Sometimes you get these action sequences that you read and go, 'Oh my God, this is huge, how do I do it?' and I go, 'Just a step at a time. Sit down and plot each piece of it out.'

Michelle MacLaren

GodTimeStepActionProblemYou

I would be surprised if there weren't some owners who didn't want to get a deal done right now and get back to playing hockey.

Luke Richardson

HockeyBackDoneNowWantRight

When your leader is misbehaving, it's very easy for other people to follow that.

Lois Frankel

LeaderPeopleEasyFollowYourVery

I consider the relationship with the U.S. very important to Brazil. I will try to forge closer ties with the U.S.

Dilma Rousseff

RelationshipImportantWillTryVery

Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that you are hardly aware of its existence, until you try to communicate with someone with a different paradigm.

Donella Meadows

ProcessSomeoneYouTryExistence

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