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Laurence Sterne Quotes

Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.

Laurence Sterne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: irish
Birth: November 24, 1713 - March 18, 1768

Topics

Light Darkness Pain Succeed Pleasure

In my family and in my community, I see people struggling with drug addiction, with poverty and the effects of generational poverty; I see people struggling with lack of access to healthcare.

Family Community People Healthcare

I just think in order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me more than once, because I'm not going to do anything that's extra flashy or freakishly athletic.

Me Game Think Someone Understand

It's very important, once you are a parent, that you educate your kid day by day.

Day Parent You Important Kid Your

Like most people of my generation, I fell in love with the philosophy of existentialism.

Love People Generation Philosophy

If you wait for customers to tell you that you need to do something, you're too late. Good business leaders should be half a step ahead of what customers want, i.e. they don't actually quite know they want it. That's what innovation's about. With Plan A, we didn't wait for the consumers to tell us.

Good Business Innovation Step Wait

I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.

First Because Read Wanted Novel

I come from the tradition of a big Irish family that loves to sing. I love to perform.

Robbie Williams

Family Love Tradition Irish Big

Advertising is the edge of what people know how to do and of human experience and it explains the latest ways progress has changed us to ourselves.

Experience Progress People Edge Know

I cannot bet my life on it, because I was not involved, that Alex Rodriguez ever used steroids. But in my opinion, I suspect he has, yes.

Life Opinion My Life Yes Used He

I admire the older ladies who carry on working. Look at Betty Driver on 'Coronation Street' - she's incredible.

Debra Stephenson

Memories Children Growing Possible

I think comedy is incredibly discriminated against. It is one of the most enjoyed yet most condescended art forms in the world. It's the same thing with hip-hop.

Art World Think Comedy Hip-Hop Same

I'm a kid for a living: I get to play the piano for a living.

Play Living Kid Piano Get

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