William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Quotes
Friends praise your abilities to the skies, submit to you in argument, and seem to have the greatest deference for you; but, though they may ask it, you never find them following your advice upon their own affairs; nor allowing you to manage your own.William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
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I'm typically single. I'm the girl who - I call it girl-next-door-itis - the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating.
Taylor Swift -
There have been numerous tips and numerous people offering advice. I appreciate it because it all comes with good feelings from the heart. But some of it we'll apply, and some things we won't.
Canelo Alvarez -
I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.
Caitlyn Jenner -
The most sinister aspect of Jack is his detachment, his ability to distance himself from his feelings.
Victor Garber -
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
Earl Nightingale -
My biggest bits of advice are, write as much as you can, finish what you start, get a thick skin, don't take crap from anyone, but also live your life and have fun. The stereotype of a writer holed up alone all day is really unhelpful. You can't write real people and real emotion if you don't let yourself experience them.
Victoria Aveyard
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Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody.
N. R. Narayana Murthy -
A ton of kids at school have made fun of me; if I had to give advice to other girls, I would say, 'Hang loose and ignore them. They shouldn't faze you no matter how popular they think they are.'
Paris Jackson -
I'm not accustomed to giving advice to those who haven't asked for it.
Rafael Correa -
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
Xun Kuang -
The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.
Samuel Johnson -
Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.
Dag Hammarskjold
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The best advice I got as a writer was also the first advice, which came from the late fantasy author and editor Karl Edward Wagner: Any agent who charges to look at your work is a crook.
Nancy A. Collins -
I have learned a great deal in my life, and DeMolay helped me to learn that character and integrity should be cornerstones in your life. As a Senior DeMolay, as a father, the best advice I could ever give would be to take the high road in life, and you will be able to build trusting relationships.
Larry Wilcox -
The strangest thing about the low quality of Internet argument is that effective argument isn't really so difficult. Sure, not everyone can be Clarence Darrow, but anyone who wants to be at least competent at argument can do it.
Barry Eisler -
He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.
Karl Kraus -
I don't take investment advice from wealth managers. I have grown several businesses from scratch and amassed many millions from my publishing empire - why would I take advice from someone who has never experienced that?
Felix Dennis -
If I have any advice to give to the Syrian president it is to cooperate for the sake of the investigation or for the sake of uncovering the truth.
Walid Jumblatt
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My advice to you is please don't ever sit in your room and lock yourself away because you don't think you're good enough.
Catherine Tate -
Every New Year is the direct descendant, isn't it, of a long line of proven criminals?
Ogden Nash -
To write is to read one's own self
Max Frisch -
I do think women avoid power. Power assumes responsibility and accountability, and I think many, many women want to have it both ways.
Rita Mae Brown -
Friends praise your abilities to the skies, submit to you in argument, and seem to have the greatest deference for you; but, though they may ask it, you never find them following your advice upon their own affairs; nor allowing you to manage your own.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne