[On Thomas Seymour's death:] This day died a man of much wit and very little judgment.

Grief never ends, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness nor a lack of faith: it is the price of love.

Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.

Men fight wars. Women win them.

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.

I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.

God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.

Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states.

A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.

There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue

Writers are the most pathetic souls when it comes to expressing their own feelings. Their personalities are as complex as the characters they weave.

I know what I know and what I don't know... I will find out.

By the power of God, everything came into existence.

After 15 years of work I have achieved, as a common German soldier and merely with my fanatical willpower, the unity of the German nation, and have freed it from the death sentence of Versailles.

But I think that parents who criticise their children too much are in fact better than parents who praise their children too much.

Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

I am in a key moment. I kind of understand that I have to use my work more completely without being ashamed.

Give a kid a book, and you change the world. In a way, even the universe.

The river was always there inside of me, but I was very shy. I could see that this was my path. I felt destiny in my own music.

Im not a big fan of the gym, I do lots of outdoor aerobics - yoga, swimming, running - but I kinda hate talking about it. We have a term in Australia, it makes you sound like a wanker.