Quotes & Jokes by Steve Martin / page 5

192 quotes

Mirabelle is not affected by a man’s failures to approach her, as her own self-depreciating attitude never allows the idea that he would in the first place.

Women have choices, and men have responsibilities.

Writers block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.

You son of a motherless goat!

We've had some fun tonight... considering we're all gonna die someday.

Don't have sex man. It leads to kissing and pretty soon you have to start talking to them.

And I was just thinking: as much as I really admire your shoes, and as much as I'd love to have a pair just like them, I really wouldn't want to be "in" your shoes at this particular time and place.

There's a big difference between the National Book Awards and the Academy Awards. At the Academy Awards you can feel the greed and envy and ego. Whereas the National Book Awards are in New York.

It doesn't behoove us not to ask these questions. It makes us look like fools.

I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.

Somewhere in the world is... The world's worst doctor and he could be yours.

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

Hold it El Guapo! Or I'll pump you so full of lead you'll be using your dick for a pencil!

It's so hard to believe in anything anymore. I mean, it's like, religion, you really can't take it seriously, because it seems so mythological, it seems so arbitrary... but, on the other hand, science is just pure empiricism, and by virtue of its method, it excludes metaphysics. I guess I wouldn't believe in anything anymore if it weren't for my lucky astrology mood watch.

You kill me and I'll see that you never work in this town again.