If it has got four legs and it is not a chair, if it has got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane, and if it swims and it is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it.
PRINCE PHILIPPeople think there’s a rigid class system here, but dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.
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Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses.
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The man who invented the red carpet needed his head examined.
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Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed.
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People think there’s a rigid class system here, but dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.
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Tolerance is the one essential ingredient. You can take it from me that the Queen has the quality of tolerance in abundance.
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I don’t care what kind it is, just get me a beer.
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Books are certainly old fashioned, but only people with a very limited perception are silly enough to condemn ideas because of their age.
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Change does not change tradition, it strengthens it. Change is a challenge and anopportunity, not a threat.
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It’s much better to go when you are still capable than wait until people say you’re so doddery it’s time you went.
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We live in what virtually amounts to a museum – which does not happen to a lot of people.
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I have frequently been misrepresented. I don’t hate the press; I find a lot of it is very unpalatable.
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If I were reincarnated I would wish to be returned to Earth as a killer virus to lower human population levels.
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I have very little experience of self-government. In fact, I am one of the most governed people in the world.
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British women can’t cook.
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I can’t remember names and things.
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