"My mum had me brought up by nannies and governesses. I didn't have much to do with my parents until I was 21."

"I am just an apprentice."

"Historically, royal families have represented an institution. The institution is built on heritage, and is timeless in that sense."

"I don't have to make my own bed."

"Genius does what it must, and Talent does what it can."

"It is a steadfast truth that life is an unwritten ledger; each passing sunrise offers a clean and waiting page."

"I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test."

"America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts."