English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Steve Martin Quotes

If you occasionally wonder how I know about some of the events I describe in this book, I don't. I have found that--just as in real life--imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.

Steve Martin

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Bonnie Raitt quote: "Let's give them something to talk about."
Let's give them something to talk about. Bonnie Raitt
Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, whether you are a liberal or a conservative, we know that neither this President nor prior Presidents of both parties did everything right or we would not have had a 9/11. Charles Schumer
A wound in the soul, coming from the rending of the spiritual body, strange as it may seem, gradually closes like a physical wound. And once a deep wound heals over and the edges seem to have knit, a wound in the soul, like a physical wound, can be healed only by the force of life pushing up from inside. This was the way Natasha's wound healed. She thought her life was over. But suddenly her love for her mother showed her that the essence of life - love - was still alive in her. Love... Leo Tolstoy
One or two of the trips were a bit scary. Soldiers had me at gun point on one trip, locked me in my van all night and escorted me in and out of buildings when I wanted to wash. Joey Dunlop
Adolf Hitler quote: "If you win, you need not have to explain...If you lose, you..."
If you win, you need not have to explain...If you lose, you should not be there to explain! Adolf Hitler
I can't ever remember sitting around and saying, 'gosh let's hurry up and get these debates going, that'll win it for me.' Nope. George H. W. Bush
That's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody's going to be against, and everybody's going to be for. Nobody knows what it means, because it doesn't mean anything. Noam Chomsky
John Stossel quote: "The happiest stutterers, I learned, are those who are willing..."
The happiest stutterers, I learned, are those who are willing to stutter in front of others. John Stossel
Rafael Nadal quote: "I tried to find a solution to the problem that I had, tried to..."
I tried to find a solution to the problem that I had, tried to find a way to start playing better. Rafael Nadal
Damn it," he mumbled apologetically, "things like this never happened to Vorthalia the Bold."She raised a thoughtful eyebrow. "How do you know? The histories of those times were all written by minstrels and poets. You try and think of a word that rhymes with 'bleeding ulcer Lois McMaster Bujold
James Patterson quote: "We try not to encourage demonstrations of his mastery of the..."
We try not to encourage demonstrations of his mastery of the gaseous arts. James Patterson
Do not be surprised if I adore as God what you called humanity, since you talked of humanity as if it was empty of spirit and you think in the flesh according to the flesh. Michael Servetus
Gentlemen, I fervently trust that before long the principle of arbitration may win such confidence as to justify its extension to a wider field of international differences. Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark quote: "Father of four. I like the sound of that."
Father of four. I like the sound of that. Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
Edward Teller quote: "I tried to contribute to the defeat of the Soviets. If I..."
I tried to contribute to the defeat of the Soviets. If I contributed 1%, it is 1% of something enormous. Edward Teller