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Large organization is loose organization. Nay, it would be almost as true to say that organization is always disorganization. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society. ↗

— Judith Martin

#born #charming #civilized #fit #fresh

When the tempest rages, when the thunders roar, and the lightnings blaze around us it is then that the truly brave man stands firm at his post. ↗

— Luther Martin

#blaze #brave #brave man #firm #his

I have been a victim of stereotypes. I come from Latin America and to some countries, we are considered 'losers,' drug traffickers, and that is not fair because that is generalizing. ↗

— Ricky Martin

#because #been #come #considered #countries

I think it's the great thing about having kids. They have interests that you might not have, and it opens your horizons. ↗

— Robert Martin

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I realized that comedians of the day were operating on jokes and punch lines. The moment you say the punch line, the audience either laughs sincerely or they laugh automatically or they don't laugh. The thing that bothered me was that automatic laugh. I said, that's not real laughter. ↗

— Steve Martin

#automatic #automatically #bothered #comedians #day

'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' is a good one because it not only turned out, I think, to be a really funny movie but it was also a delight to shoot. We were in the South of France, working with Glenne Headly and Michael Caine and Frank Oz the director - who were just fun. ↗

— Steve Martin

#because #delight #director #dirty #france

I knew I could only play Cyrano if he were Americanized. I had no intention of writing the script myself. I was afraid of it. You're playing with fire when you tamper with a classic. So I went looking for a writer. But it was such a personal idea, and anyone I would give it to would make it his own. It's hard to ask Neil Simon to write your idea. ↗

— Steve Martin

#americanized #anyone #ask #classic #could

If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half has power. ↗

— Harriet Martineau

#condition #half #none #other #over

The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the destruction of forests that everything that has been done for their conservation and production is completely insignificant in comparison. ↗

— Karl Marx

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