The Queen has done all she could on the dreadful subject of vivisection, and hopes that Mr. Gladstone will speak strongly against such a practice which is a disgrace to humanity.

We will not have failure - only success and new learning.

Were women to "unsex" themselves by claiming equality with men, they would become the most hateful, heathen, and disgusting of beings and would surely perish without male protection.

The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.

Give my people plenty of beer, good beer, and cheap beer, and you will have no revolution among them.

Nothing will turn a man's home into a castle more quickly and effectively than a dachshund.

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.

Just close your eyes—and think of England.

Beware of artists, they mix with all classes of society and are therefore most dangerous.

I love peace and quiet, I hate politics and turmoil. We women are not made for governing, and if we are good women, we must dislike these masculine occupations.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

Remember, today’s truth could be tomorrow’s absurdity.

Mark had a better chance interpreting body language at Madame Tussauds.

I am thinking, ’ he remarked quietly, ’whether I shall add to the disorder in this room, by scattering your brains about the fireplace.

No one should ever be disrespected.

Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.

I just loved comedy as a kid and I think at some point, it just occurred to me that you could try it, and I did.

I have spent many, many hours reading J.K. Rowling's work. I am a known 'Harry Potter' fan.

Ringo: 'I had no schooling before I joined The Beatles and no schooling after The Beatles. Life is a great education.

SOmetimes life isn't fair, and straight people are straight up crazy.

It's the great soul that surrenders itself to fate, but a puny degenerate thing that struggles.