Laurence Sterne Quotes

Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves.

Laurence Sterne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ReligionWillCompanionUsWhoMany

Of course, in pro ball, they never hit the quarterback in practice.

Joe Namath

PracticeNeverBallQuarterbackHit

Until we can fully grasp the extent of corruption and fraud involved in the administration of the Oil-for-Food program, and until the United Nations decides to cooperate in the investigation, no American taxpayer dollars should go to the United Nations.

John Ensign

AmericanCorruptionGoFraudUnited

You can tell everything from the eyes.

Jeff Buckley

EyesYouEverythingTell

When I first got the call from my manager asking if I'd ever heard of Jesse Owens, I recognized the name, looked him up, and was blown away by his story.

Stephan James

StoryNameManagerFirstHimAsking

If George W. Bush is elected president, I'm leaving for France.

Robert Altman

LeavingPresidentFranceElected

It is so stupid of modern civilisation to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it.

Ronald Knox

StupidDevilBelievingUpModernHe

I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they cut off his head. If you don't, it's like telling a dirty joke and leaving out the punch line.

Roman Polanski

ManStoryYouDirtyKnowLeaving

I have this horrible, horrible habit of going on YouTube and checking out comments about what I do.

Rufus Wainwright

HabitYouTubeOutHorribleGoing

With reading, I was very lucky. I had a mother who read to me, not because she had time - she was a busy woman - but she found 10 minutes to come and sit on my bed with a book.

Michael Morpurgo

MotherTimeWomanMeBookReading

Better governance helps realize the full potential of the many young Africans who are currently giving their families' savings to criminal networks and risking their lives in the vast expanses of the Sahara or Mediterranean instead of starting their own businesses and using their lives to benefit their families and communities.

Miroslav Lajcak

PotentialBetterGivingYoungOwn

The wrap dress is the most traditional form of dressing: It's like a robe, it's like a kimono, it's like a toga. It doesn't have buttons or zippers. What made it different was that it was jersey; therefore, it was close to the body and it was a print.

Diane von Furstenberg

DressBodyDressingJerseyDifferent

I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don't know that I've ever heard any geniuses.

Aretha Franklin

PeopleFeelKnowI FeelTalented

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