“My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.”

It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.

[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.

Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.

The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.

The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally.

I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God’s Will, united in spirit and in aim.

For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.

The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.

I should like to be a horse.

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

The upward course of a nation’s history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.

Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.

For Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God’s love, as we strive daily to become better people.

To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.

The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.

Most of the actors have said “this is the best role they’ve ever had.” So you know, that’s important to me.

Firemen have the coolest toys ever!

Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.

For me, why would a Jew want to go anywhere in history ever? I’m only going to have to run.

Whether you end up convinced or not, you will never think about American national security the same way ever again.

If you’re a guy, you have absolutely no idea what’s going on at any time in the relationship, ever.

One thing I love to do is produce. I’ve produced a couple of bands.

This is the strangest life I’ve ever known.