Because Quote by Steve Martin

“L.A. is only where you live, because otherwise it's just a sprawling mass of everything, and I think if you live in L.A., you get a little network of places you go, and people you see, and when you leave town, you do miss those places and your friends.”

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I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks.

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“Be undeniably good.”

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When I finally retire, I just want to go away so no one has to listen to me.

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You cannot make your opportunities concur with the opportunities of people whose incomes are ten times greater than yours.

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