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Quotes by Royalty
"In a few generations more, there will probably be no room at all allowed for animals on the earth: no need of them, no toleration of them."
5
"It's my mother's engagement ring so I thought it was quite nice because obviously she's not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement of it all - this was my way of keeping her close to it all."
5
"The Queen's intelligence network is a hell of a lot better than anyone's in this palace. Bar none. She knows everything. I don't know how she does it. And she sees everything."
5
"Europe cannot confine itself to the cultivation of its own garden."
5
"Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her."
Rest,
5
"I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents."
5
"I've had lots of kids come up and ask for my autograph, I've had a grandmother stop me and ask me if I know a good place to buy underwear."
Kids,
5
"People say to me, Would you like to swap your life with me for 24 hours? Your life must be very strange. But of course I have not experienced any other life. It's not strange to me."
5
"We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep."
5
"She is incredibly fit, but we remind staff that she's not just the monarch, but our mother."
5
"Lord Chancellor, did I deliver the speech well? I am glad of that, for there was nothing in it."
5
"I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place."
Hope,
4
"My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please."
4
"Being married gives one one's position like nothing else can."
4
"When I first met Kate I knew there was something very special about her. I knew there was possibly something that I wanted to explore there. We ended up being friends for a while and that just sort of was a good foundation. Because I do generally believe now that being friends with one another is a massive advantage. And It just went from there."
4
"The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other."
4
"A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience."
4
"Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can."
4
"There's been a lot of speculation about every single girl I'm with and it actually does quite irritate me after a while, more so because it's a complete pain for the girls."
4
"The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles, and take nobody's word about them."
4
"Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife."
4
"I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right."
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