I went to Queen's - a fine university with the proudly stupidest frosh week in the country. This was, when I was there, supposed to be somehow evidence of a higher social class.
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Related At university - when I was supposed to be studying biochemistry - I had tried to write a children... MICHELLE PAVER We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want... PRINCE WILLIAM Family is the most important thing in the world. PRINCESS DIANA You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I ... CATHERINE THE GREAT As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. KING SOLOMON I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat mor... ZARA PHILLIPS My dad's not a big talker. ZARA PHILLIPS My dad can be pretty critical sometimes. ZARA PHILLIPS You cannot make horses 'safe.' ZARA PHILLIPS I don't have a stylist, and I do most of my shopping online, just because it's easier. I don... ZARA PHILLIPS My dear mamma is quite right when she says that we must lay down principles and not depart from them... MARIE ANTOINETTE PS: It's all gossip about the prince. I'm not in the habit of taking my girlfriends' bea... WALLIS SIMPSON I hate this place. I shall hate it to my grave. WALLIS SIMPSON I look a hundred and weigh 110 - you won't love me when you see the wreck England has made me. WALLIS SIMPSON A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compe... WALLIS SIMPSON You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance. WALLIS SIMPSON For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat. WALLIS SIMPSON A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. KING SOLOMON There is nothing new except what has been forgotten. MARIE ANTOINETTE I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all. MARIE ANTOINETTE I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. CHARLES V It would be doing me great injustice to think that I have any feeling of indifference to my country;... MARIE ANTOINETTE I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble. AUGUSTUS A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in. FREDERICK THE GREAT Nothing is more useless in developing a nation's economy than a gun, and nothing blocks the road... HUSSEIN OF JORDAN It is necessary to try to pass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life. QUEEN CHRISTINA There's nothing like a jolly good disaster to get people to start doing something. PRINCE CHARLES I don't even know how to use a parking meter, let alone a phone box. PRINCESS DIANA What must it be like for a little boy to read that daddy never loved mummy? PRINCESS DIANA The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult period... PRINCESS DIANA People think that at the end of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is bett... PRINCESS DIANA I don't want expensive gifts; I don't want to be bought. I have everything I want. I just wa... PRINCESS DIANA There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded. PRINCESS DIANA I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feel... PRINCESS DIANA Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves... PRINCESS DIANA The biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved. PRINCESS DIANA When you are happy you can forgive a great deal. PRINCESS DIANA I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a hospital for the sick children, and ... PRINCESS DIANA If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love. PRINCESS DIANA Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can. PRINCESS DIANA HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven... PRINCESS DIANA Being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be. PRINCESS DIANA I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am. PRINCESS DIANA When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society. QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription. QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN People sometimes think of 'queen' as a title that's shrouded with protocol and formality... QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating pe... QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the... QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others. QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together. QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN Iron hand in a velvet glove. CHARLES V The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the nex... FREDERICK THE GREAT No one would feel embarrassed about seeking help for a child if they broke their arm - and we really... KATE MIDDLETON Some children are tackling tough times without the support that can help them because the adults in ... KATE MIDDLETON I have learned that delivering the best possible palliative care to children is vital, providing chi... KATE MIDDLETON We have seen that two heads are better than one when dealing with a mental health problem. KATE MIDDLETON Yes, well I really hope I can make a difference, even in the smallest way. I am looking forward to h... KATE MIDDLETON I think it's very important that you make your own decision about what you are. Therefore you... PRINCE WILLIAM For our part, we shall continue to work for the new dawn when all the Children of Abraham and their ... HUSSEIN OF JORDAN Cambodia wanted no part of SEATO. We would look after ourselves as neutrals and Buddhists. NORODOM SIHANOUK Here in the Netherlands there are towns that take part in the throwing of toilet bowls for a laugh. WILLEM-ALEXANDER OF THE NETHERLANDS Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at s... KING SOLOMON I venture to allude to the impression which seemed generally to prevail among their brethren across ... KING GEORGE V I realize that much will be asked of me, yet I am resolved to accept it as a great and splendid task... BEATRIX OF THE NETHERLANDS John Foster Dulles had called on me in his capacity as Secretary of State, and he had exhausted ever... NORODOM SIHANOUK In praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar. CLEOPATRA I get a huge buzz from spending time with kids. PRINCE HARRY I'd rather go by bus. PRINCE CHARLES You will find in me a loyal head of state who is ready listen and understand, warn and advise as wel... FELIPE VI OF SPAIN There must not be favoured treatment for those occupying a position of public responsibility. FELIPE VI OF SPAIN We mustn't hesitate to cut corruption at its roots. FELIPE VI OF SPAIN Millions of Spaniards have Catalonia in their hearts. FELIPE VI OF SPAIN I begin my reign with profound emotion at the honour of accepting the Crown, aware of the responsibi... FELIPE VI OF SPAIN I don't see why OPEC countries should continue to cut production just to keep the price of oil h... HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL THANI I really don't want you to think of Qatar as a hydrocarbon country alone. We know that hydrocarb... HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL THANI The reform process began with the historic consensus on the Charter of National Action, in which the... HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA By being friends with all, we are not alone. HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For tha... HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not mak... HUSSEIN OF JORDAN It is in the midst of disasters that bold men grow bolder. HENRY IV To be honest dinner conversations was the worst bit about being a child and listening to the boring ... PRINCE HARRY My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please,... FREDERICK THE GREAT My main mistake was to have made an ancient people advance by forced marches toward independence, he... MOHAMMED REZA PAHLAVI You can't comfort the afflicted with afflicting the comfortable. PRINCESS DIANA We made our entrance into Paris. As for honors, we received all that we could possibly imagine; but ... MARIE ANTOINETTE I am convinced that our movement will be more demoralized and weakened by blind and uncritical admir... MARIE LOUISE I always admired virtue - but I could never imitate it. CHARLES II Celerity is never more admired than by the negligent. CLEOPATRA Sometimes it just means flying from Bogota to New York via Amsterdam to have a day with your kids. W... WILLEM-ALEXANDER OF THE NETHERLANDS Hugs can do great amounts of good - especially for children. PRINCESS DIANA For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied - whenever feeling has anything to do i... CATHERINE THE GREAT The King of Spain displayed his esteem for me in a manner that I confess flattered me pleasantly whe... LOUIS XIV Of course we are coming to invest in Germany - that is certain. Most airplanes in the fleet of Qatar... HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL THANI Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adherin... HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I. CHARLES V Muslims are not bloodthirsty people. Islam is a religion of peace that forbids the killing of the in... ABDULLAH OF SAUDI ARABIA I praise loudly. I blame softly. CATHERINE THE GREAT Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remi... EDWARD VIII I'm a third-culture child. It's an interesting concept. Having an American father, a South A... MARIE-CHANTAL CLAIRE Some brides stress, some don't. I think I'm a serene bride. CHARLENE, PRINCESS OF MONACO
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