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Need to make better decisions about Growth? Steve Martin's quotes serve as decision-making shortcuts, distilling complex thinking into clear principles. This collection is organized for quick reference, with full source context for every entry. Whether you're facing immediate choices or building long-term strategy around Growth, these insights give you the clarity ambitious professionals demand.
"You have to be willing to be bad before you can be good."
"I had to learn that my value wasn't tied to the number of people laughing, but to the peace I felt when the room was silent."
"My life has been a series of experiments. Some worked, some didn't, but I never lied about the results."
"I had to learn how to be funny."
"I've always been more interested in the future than the past."
"I think I did have a kind of integrity. I didn't want to do the same old jokes."
"I think I was very lucky to have a lack of talent."
"I was not naturally talented. I didn't sing, I didn't dance, and the only thing I could do was magic."
"Integrity is not a destination; it's a way of traveling."
"The best thing you can do is to be curious. Curiosity leads to everything else."
"I did not have any natural talent. None."
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