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Quotes by Royalty
"A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly."
"No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new fashions nor regret the loss of expensive diversions or variety of company if she can be amused with an author in her closet."
"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."
"You hear a lot of horror stories about proposing and things going horribly wrong - it went really, really well and I was really pleased when she said yes."
"When I was trying to impress Kate I was trying to cook these amazing fancy dinners and what would happen was I would burn something, something would overspill, something would catch on fire and she would be sitting in the background trying to help, and basically taking control of the whole situation, so I was quite glad she was there at the time."
"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."
"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."
"People say it's not ambitious, but it is actually quite ambitious wanting to help people."
"My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring."
"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,
"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,
"I just want to go to university and have fun - I want to be an ordinary student. I'm only going to university. It's not like I'm getting married - though that's what it feels like sometimes."
"Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained."
"I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men."
"Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth."
"We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist."
"I don't dislike babies, though I think very young ones rather disgusting."
"Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife."
"Being married gives one one's position like nothing else can."
"An ugly baby is a very nasty object - and the prettiest is frightful."
"A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself."
"The woman who does not choose to love should cut the matter short at once, by holding out no hopes to her suitor."
"It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken."
"No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures."
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