William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Quotes

It is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.

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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Failures are expected by losers, ignored by winners.

Joe Gibbs

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When in doubt, throw it out.

Jeremy Jackson

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If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.

John le Carre

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I'm not one of those artists who doesn't want to play their most popular songs.

Tom Scholz

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I continue to be a strong believer in the life-saving importance of early detection, and I encourage everyone to be proactive about their preventive screenings.

Roy Blunt

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I feel like it's important to use this gift God gave me, my life and my career to do something to make the world a better place. It's an easy thing for me to do.

Martina McBride

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I always say I want to leave this world in a better state than when I arrived, and I continue to live by that message. So I'm going to do what I can to make the world a better place but also just make sure that I'm happy as well.

Jazz Jennings

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Hence we did not foster competition in our school, on the contrary.

Dora Russell

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I am interested in all things that celebrate and enhance the female form.

Christian Louboutin

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You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.

William J. H. Boetcker

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I am fascinated by women. They're as close as we men get to experiencing 'the other.' The challenge for me was to know and accept fully formed, powerful women.

Peter Coyote

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Adapting a novel is not really about being faithful to every word and every moment the author has created. It's more about that same story being filtered through somebody else's sensibility.

Peter Jackson

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