Margrethe II of Denmark quotes
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“We are being challenged by Islam these years. There are some things for which one should display no tolerance. And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction.”
-- Margrethe II of DenmarkSource : William Faulkner (1951). “Absalom, Absalom!”
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“I can, of course, think what I want, just like everyone else. I simply have to refrain from saying everything I think.”
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“I smoke wherever there's an ashtray.”
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“I hope I will be able to paint as long as I live,”
-- Margrethe II of DenmarkSource : "Exclusive - Bones and Landscapes Inspire Danish Queen's Art". Interview with John Acher, www.reuters.com. January 26, 2012.
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“The time that I devote to painting is not a lot of time, but I do it 100 percent while I am working, and then there's nothing else that counts.”
-- Margrethe II of DenmarkSource : "Exclusive - Bones and Landscapes Inspire Danish Queen's Art". Interview with John Acher, www.reuters.com. January 26, 2012.
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“Painting is not what my life is about, but it is very important to me, and I am very lucky to be able to give some time to it,”
-- Margrethe II of DenmarkSource : "Exclusive - Bones and Landscapes Inspire Danish Queen's Art". Interview with John Acher, www.reuters.com. January 26, 2012.
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“I hope people will remember me as one who did her best - and who wasn't an anachronism.”
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“And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction,”
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“I will remain on the throne until I fall off.”
-- Margrethe II of DenmarkSource : "Danish Queen Celebrates Milestone". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. January 12, 2012.
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“I have always had a dread of becoming a passenger in life.”
-- Margrethe II of Denmark
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