King Edward VIII quotes
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“When you're bored with yourself, marry and be bored with someone else.”
-- King Edward VIII -
“When you are too old to play golf, you had better die.”
-- King Edward VIII -
“Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her.”
-- King Edward VIII -
“I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility.”
-- King Edward VIII -
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“I wanted to be an up-to-date king. But I didn't have much time.”
-- King Edward VIII -
“I am very sorry to know and hear how unreverently that most precious jewel, the Word of God, is disputed, rhymed, sung and jangled in every ale-house and tavern, contrary to the true meaning and doctrine of the same.”
-- King Edward VIII -
“A boy is holding a girl so very tight in his arms tonight.”
-- King Edward VIII -
“You all know the reasons which have impelled me to renounce the throne. But I want you to understand that in making up my mind I did not forget the country or the empire, which, as Prince of Wales and lately as King, I have for twenty-five years tried to serve.”
-- King Edward VIIISource : Broadcast, 11 Dec. 1936, in The Times 12 Dec. 1936
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“I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love.”
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“I like going there for golf. America is one vast golf course today.”
-- King Edward VIII -
“The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.”
-- King Edward VIIISource : Look 5 Mar. 1957
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“Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.”
-- King Edward VIII -
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