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Attributed quotes — George V

1865–1936 United Kingdom

← All quotes by George V

12 quotes

I look upon him as the greatest criminal known for having plunged the world into war.

Attributed Alleged statement about his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1918)

I pray God that my eldest son will never marry and that nothing will come between Bertie and Lilibet and the throne.

Attributed Philip Ziegler in King Edward VIII: The Official Biography (1990)

They make me look like a stuffed monkey.

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You dress like a cad. You act like a cad. You are a cad.

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Always go to the bathroom when you have a chance.

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After you've met one hundred and fifty Lord Mayors, they all begin to look the same.

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But, remember, I wish to have the best collection, not just one of the best collections in England.

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You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.

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My father was frightened of his mother. I was frightened of my father and I am damned well going to see to it that my children are frightened of me.

Attributed Randolph Churchill's Lord Derby (1959)

Golf always makes me so damned angry.

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It's the shortest one I know.

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What did you do about peeing?

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