William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Quotes

It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which are his own faults, than through incapacity and unfitness, which are the faults of his nature.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: March 15, 1779 - November 24, 1848

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When you are writing and directing and producing, there is a lot of stuff to do. I like to finish one; then while I am editing, I will think of the next one.

John Hamburg

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The great people I've met always have time for the niceties.

Mercedes McCambridge

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When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film is over. It's dead.

Steven Soderbergh

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If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.

Townsend Harris

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I'm not really good with explaining myself verbally, but I do it through music and other outlets.

RJ Cyler

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There comes a point when you have to be more than an actor, and doing something else that means a lot to me has actually made me a stronger actor. It's stimulated something else in my brain and heart.

Rory O'Malley

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Once, I was a bigger star than Greta Garbo.

Luise Rainer

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Some of the best tape that I've ever studied was Mike Shanahan and John Elway in Denver, back-to-back Super Bowl win teams.

Jon Gruden

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Throughout my career I swam for form. Speed came as a result of it.

Johnny Weissmuller

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Asthma research is a lot better and new medicines are always coming out to help young people.

Dominique Wilkins

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Southeast Asia is an area in which there is a form of Islam which is both devout and progressive, and therefore to be supported. It's an area in which I see a congruence of American interests and local interests: to have tolerant societies and become more prosperous.

Dennis C. Blair

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I had been singing since I was 3 years old, so my love of singing was always there.

Brenda Lee

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