William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Quotes
What I like about the Order of the Garter is that there is no damned merit about it.
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There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.
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Downstairs in my house, I have a museum room. I keep all of my awards down there, and childhood photos, and even all the clothes I've worn on tour, in videos and on album covers.
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I had dreams of winning Olivier Awards.
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Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
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In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.
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I've never won many awards, I didn't get certificates for swimming or anything.
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In 1998, I self-published online in order to get a traditional deal.
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I don't order laws, I propose them.
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Awards mean absolutely nothing if you don't get it. If you do get it, they're the best thing in the world.
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The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.
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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
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I dress up for awards, but only if somebody else is going to pay for the clothes. And shop for them, too!
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What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.
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I'm officially retired as the refuser of Academy Awards.
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In order to be cruel we have to close our hearts to the suffering of the other.
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All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order.
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Justice is merely incidental to law and order.
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I would love to get a Moonman! I'd put it next to my other awards. I don't have a cabinet right now; they're just kind of all around my flat, one next to the TV, one in the bedroom. So, I'd have to build a cabinet.
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Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.
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In order to reflect, think and plan, you must quiet yourself. You can't see your reflection in churning waters. Water must be still to see your reflection.
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My 'go to' workout is called the Asylum from Beach Body. It's intense training with lots of intervals, core work. It's hard! I travel a lot, so I can take it on the road with me and do it in a hotel room.
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What I like about the Order of the Garter is that there is no damned merit about it.
