Royal Quotes - Page 4

• The late Queen Victoria once paid a royal visit to a renowned library. At one point, the head librarian asked, "Your Majesty, might I please introduce my daughter to you?" The queen replied, "I have come here to view the library."

  Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford

  Daughter, Queens, Views

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• No golfer has completed his education until he has played and studied Royal Dornoch.

  Herbert Wind

  Golfers

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• You know obviously a big TV or film break would be lovely, but I find that I’m essentially a theatre trained actor and that’s what I love doing. I love fringe theatres in London, I love theatres like the Royal Court, Soho and the National obviously and if I could work in any of those and be a jobbing actor for a while then I’m very lucky.

  Kit Harington

  Lovely, Theatre, Would Be

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• If you look at the First World War, the Kaiser was actually, actively buying a lot of the armaments from Britain! in the years, in the run-up to the First World War. And I mean, there was a connection there. He was, indeed, Queen Victoria's grandson. You know, they were all related, all these royal families.

  Jacqueline Winspear

  Running, Queens, War

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• When we were studying at the Royal Antwerp Academy, we were taught to seek inspiration from everyone, everything and everywhere. My parents and grandparents were also a great inspiration for me at a very young age.

  Dries van Noten

  Inspiration, Grandparent, Age

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• On both sides the troops were commanded by royal princes and they massacred each other mercilessly.

  Matthew of Edessa

  War, Troops, Sides

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• Someday," Magnus said, looking at the crumpled royal person at his feet, "I must write my memoirs.

  Cassandra Clare

  Writing, Feet, Someday

  Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson (2015). “The Bane Chronicles”, p.89, Simon and Schuster

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• And as I grew older, I then auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they said, well, no, we won't accept you, because we haven't a clue - you know - of the future of a so-called 'deaf' musician. And I just couldn't quite accept that.

  Evelyn Glennie

  Musician, London, Clue

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• Members of royal families are born into a world of indulgence and entitlement, and the princelings who grow up that way may never have to develop the emotional musculature that will allow them to show self-restraint.

  Jeffrey Kluger

  Growing Up, Emotional, Self

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• Right is the royal ruler alone; and he who rules with least restraint comes nearest to empire.

  Amos Bronson Alcott

  Government, Empires, Restraint

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• I like purple too. I looked up color psychology before doing any house painting, because I was curious what the colors I like mean. And purple is very royal and creative.

  Paul Dano

  Mean, Color, Purple

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• A full relationship is what God offers to those who come to God by Jesus. Imagine this! An open invitation to become a member of the royal family and a joint-heir with the Son of God.

  R. T. Kendall

  Christian, Jesus, Son

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• There is no denying that there are 'royal roads' through existence for the upper classes; for them, at least, the highways are macadamized, swept, and watered.

  Letitia Elizabeth Landon

  Class, Wealth, Existence

  Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1844). “The Works of L.E. Landon in Two Volumes”

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• There has been corruption in the Belgian civil service and at government level for decades. The Royal family do what they can to hold things together, and they don't do a bad job.

  Nicholas Royle

  Jobs, Government, Together

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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• I like all the families in the U.K. But what I like about the idea of the royal family is... they seem like they're well educated and there's something admirable about them. And the Queen... she reminds me of my grandma.

  will.i.am

  Queens, Grandma, Ideas

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is the Royal Ballet's dancing.

  Clive Barnes

  Dance, Dancing, Ballet

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• the Church will go on being a Royal Academy of Males.

  Dorothy Richardson

  Church, Males, Goes On

  Dorothy Miller Richardson (1967). “Pilgrimage”

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• Our judgement is that the presence of the Royal Marines garrison is sufficient deterrent against any possible aggression.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Marine, Judgement, Aggression

  Margaret Thatcher, Iain Dale (1997). “As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations”, Robson Book Ltd

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• I have been fortunate to have been brought up on a diet of adventure and privileged to take part in number of challenges. My training in the Royal Marines taught me to be professional at all times, even in dangerous and frightening circumstances. But fear can be dispelled by knowledge and preparation. Life hangs on a very thin thread and the cancer of time is complacency. If you are going to do something, do it now. Tomorrow is too late.

  Pete Goss

  Cancer, Adventure, Marine

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• English history consists largely of royal people getting their heads chopped off...Needless to say, this brand of history was a hit with our son.

  Dave Barry

  Funny, Humorous, Son

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• Perhaps here we have a clue to the reason why royal rule used to exist formerly, namely the difficulty of finding enough men of outstanding virtue.

  Aristotle

  Men, Political, Reason Why

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• Royal Canadian Air Farce, and I was in three sketches there. And they wrote some really great stuff for me.

  Trish Stratus

  Air, Farce, Three

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• An old meaning of the word 'restoration' is to find someone with a royal bloodline who has been removed from the throne and then restore the person to that throne - to a position of honor.

  Danny Silk

  Honor, Thrones, Restoration

  Danny Silk (2009). “Culture of Honor: Sustaining a Supernatural Enviornment”, p.79, Destiny Image Publishers

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• The really royal calling of the philosopher (as expressed by Alcuin the Anglo-Saxon): To correct what is wrong, and strengthen the right, and raise what is holy.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Calling, Philosopher, Holy

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• What! I don't care about being a princess! And since I'm already a young lady, how else could I behave? That's like asking a fish not to swim!" ~Princess Eilonwy, daughter of Angharad, daughter of Regat, of the Royal house of Llyr

  Lloyd Alexander

  Daughter, Princess, House

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