Laurence Sterne Quotes

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

Laurence Sterne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

KnowledgeDesireLikeThirstRiches

I like the George Romero films, which were really great, social satire movies; really twisted.

John Cusack

GreatMoviesSatireTwistedSocial

How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books?

John James Audubon

BookEnoughLittleSeenBooksDozen

Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships.

Michael Dell

BusinessTechnologyCustomerYesOur

I want to encourage young women to stand up for each other and speak up when they see others in a tough situation.

Amber Riley

WomenStand UpToughSpeakStand

The most important thing, the biggest love of my life, is my snooker. I've never been so emotionally ingrained in something - in a person, an object, anything - as I have in snooker.

Ronnie O'Sullivan

LifeLoveMy LifePersonImportant

People tell me the most extraordinary things. I've noticed it for years. Perhaps they know I won't be shocked. Or judgmental.

Ruth Rendell

PeopleMeKnowExtraordinaryTell

Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

Moliere

LoveMoneyWritingFriendsYouLike

To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius.

Minna Antrim

WisdomSelfGeniusKnowNeighbors

Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself.

Misty Copeland

TimeMyselfStepCapableStageOnly

What does it say about a president's policies when he has to use a cartoon character rather than real people to justify his record? What does it say about the fiction of old liberalism to insist that good jobs and good schools and good wages will result from policies that have failed us, time and again?

Mitt Romney

GoodCharacterTimePeopleResult

Oddly enough, I never studied writing. I studied almost everything except writing.

Joss Whedon

WritingEnoughNeverEverything

I'm a strong believer in the fact that women are born to multi-task. God has made us like that.

Deepika Padukone

WomenGodStrongBornUsWomen Are

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