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Laurence Sterne Quotes

When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts him into an excellent frame of mind for making a bargain.

Laurence Sterne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Man Mind Him Frame Advantage Making

I respect all the fighters. I respect Jon Jones. I respect Chris Weidman, but I'm here for working.

Respect Here Working Fighters Chris

I like devilish, thorny, dirty, mean roles, muck and mire, unbelievably sad, unbelievably happy, burdened. Inner conflict - that's where drama is.

Sad Happy Conflict Dirty Drama Mean

I don't think there was a time I ever thought of myself as anything but a writer. I thought I was going to be the next Toni Morrison.

Time Myself Think Thought Anything

There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of liberty. Government should be very restrained.

Government Constitution Wrong Liberty

In 1983, I set up Caxton Corp. It's been an interesting and happy ride since.

Ride Happy Interesting Up Been Set

It is one thing for the human mind to extract from the phenomena of nature the laws which it has itself put into them; it may be a far harder thing to extract laws over which it has no control.

Arthur Eddington

Nature Mind Control Human Over May

Everyone's marriage is different. But everyone's marriage is a compromise.

Marriage Compromise Everyone

I love when I go on set every day, because the camera people teach me camera terms and grip terms - I learn all these new terms from different people on the set and leave feeling all cool about myself when I go out places.

Love Myself Day People Me Cool

It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote.

Myself Find Vote Frequency Unwelcome

Everyone is flailing through this life without an owner's manual, with whatever modicum of grace and good humor we can manage.

Life Good Humor Grace Whatever

The whole 'sell out' word to me is such a tired, tired word.

Tired Me Out Whole Sell Word

I like telling stories, I like movies, and I want to work on films. I think I would feel safer behind the camera.

Work Think Feel Camera Want Movies

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