Lord Melbourne Quotes

My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, 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.

Lord Melbourne

Quotes to Explore

I've always felt it's ridiculous to say, of any of the females in my life: You're my friend, you're my wife, you're my girlfriend, you're my co-worker. This is your box, and you're not allowed to stray outside of it.

Jack White The White Stripes
- Life
- Friend
- Wife
To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.

Vera Wang
- Change
- Color
- Makeup
The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.

Wallace Stevens
- World
- Find
- Difficult
There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.

Fareed Zakaria
- Long
- Strong
- Grow
There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too.

Karen Armstrong
- Art
- Bad
- Religion
It makes sense to invest in new work. It's almost like having a research department in a scientific laboratory. You have to try things out. You'll make some bad mistakes. Some things will fail but at least you'll energise the organisation.

Gavin Bryars
- Work
- Bad
- Mistakes