Laurence Sterne Quotes

Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason.

Laurence Sterne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PassionReasonBeginReturnShift

'The Summer I Turned Pretty' is about how, as a young woman, everyone gets that moment of being in bloom, but nobody really appreciates it.

Jenny Han

MomentWomanSummerNobodyYoung

I was elected to represent my district, not to predict the future.

John Fleming

FuturePredictRepresentElected

I always wanted my kids to be proud of their heritage.

John Leguizamo

ProudHeritageAlwaysKidsWanted

Film critics said I gave a voice to the fear we all have: that we'll reach a certain point in our lives, look around and realize that all the things we said we'd do and become will never come to be - and that we're ordinary.

Ann Bancroft

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It is not reason which makes faith hard, but life.

Jean Ingelow

LifeFaithHardReasonWhichMakes

To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.

Ambrose Bierce

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Television's grown up a lot. It's a little more adult, which I think is a good thing. It allows actors to tell more complex stories. I'm happy to see where it ends up.

Tom Selleck

GoodHappyThinkTelevisionSeeUp

The job is trying to create movie shots that have depth, that have the meanings you need them to have, and then good enough so that they will add something to the final picture. They will make the picture; they'll get into the picture, and give them what they need. It's an interesting job.

Robert Forster

GoodJobPictureInterestingEnough

We all need to be huge supporters of the theatrical documentary.

Michael Moore

NeedDocumentarySupportersHuge

Architecture is politics.

Mitch Kapor

PoliticsArchitecture

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

Ludwig van Beethoven

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You can learn a lot when you play in a little town in Holland or Western Australia, and you learn different things than you would learn playing a big city.

Jonathan Richman

CityLearnYouPlayAustraliaBig

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