Laurence Sterne Quotes

Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy.

Laurence Sterne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FaithPrayerEasyMostSweetest

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it?

John Davidson

LiveSimpleLaughterPeopleSong

I think every director's different. Every director's got his own style. I mean, when I directed, I basically just screamed for eight hours a day, twelve hours a day.

Michael Biehn

StyleDayThinkMeanDirectorOwn

I have a lot of fans, but a lot of people don't know who I am.

Tory Lanez

I AmPeopleKnowFansWhoAm

I think that, too many times, business has been seen as acting in its narrow self-interest rather than, essentially, contributing more broadly to society. I think a lot of that is unintentional; I don't think that many managers are deliberately trying to be unethical or are not trying to be sensitive to social needs.

Michael Porter

BusinessSocietyThinkTryingActing

Only with the honour thus acquired can we earn the respect of our other compatriots as well.

Janos Kadar

RespectEarnWellOnlyOurHonour

When people buy, rescue, or otherwise acquire a dog from unscrupulous breeders or amateur rescue groups, they are making a decision with ethical consequences. They have a profound responsibility to consider their actions; to gauge the dog's behavior, to train it thoroughly and rigorously, to protect other humans and dogs from harm.

Jon Katz

DogResponsibilityDecisionPeople

Conflict can't be avoided in our public lives any more than we can avoid conflict with people we love. One of the great strengths of our society is that we can express these conflicts openly.

Deborah Tannen

LoveGreatPeopleConflictSociety

The Vietnam War was happening, but Lubbock was... They put a pinch on it.

Bob Livingston

WarVietnam WarVietnamHappening

I am a bit of a solitude person - a solitary personality. I like being on my own. I don't have any major friendships or relationships with people.

Anthony Hopkins

PersonalityI AmPeopleSolitudeOwn

Well, I was born and raised in the Midwest, in Indiana specifically, and my childhood was full of weekend movies, you know, the Saturday and Sunday popcorn movies.

Sydney Pollack

ChildhoodSaturdayWeekendYouBorn

I am profoundly indebted to the legacy of Wilhelm Reich, whose monumental contribution to the understanding of energy was taught to me by Philip Curcurruto, a man of simple wisdom and compassionate heart.

Peter A. Levine

WisdomHeartSimpleManI AmLegacy

Hosting is pretty natural to me, since I was doing it as a kid.

Shenaz Treasury

MeDoingKidPrettyNaturalHosting

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