They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.

They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.

These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.

The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

I have to be seen to be believed.

I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.

To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.

Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.

Like all the best families we have our share of eccentricities of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements

Discrimination still exists. Some people feel that their own beliefs are being threatened. Some are unhappy about unfamiliar cultures. They all need to be reassured that there is so much to be gained by reaching out to others that diversity is indeed a strength and not a threat.

But nothing that can be said can begin to take away the anguish and the pain of these moments. Grief is the price we pay for love.

I think the World Trade Center should be rebuilt as the World Trade Center, only stronger and one story taller. I hate what they're doing with the World Trade Center site.

It's like having a pet dog for a long time. You get attached to it, and when it dies you miss it.

Photographs can reveal something to us, and they can also conceal things.

Atlantic has been great to me. They didn't flinch when I told them I was self-producing, and nobody was popping their head in the studio.

In some countries, as many as 91 percent of women have no one at their side to assist them during labor and delivery.

Love reminds you that nothing else matters.

Glee's good because it tackles the issues by embracing what's different, and telling people, 'That's what makes you special' - I think that's the underlying thing.

A child does not notice the greatness and the beauty of nature and the splendor of God in his works.

I'm from another time period. E-mailing sometimes, for me, is difficult.

You need cliches. Cliches are what people respond to.

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do.

I'm a Gemini, very spontaneous.

Apology calls for a willingness to sacrifice on behalf of the wronged party and the inherent value of the relationship, not for what it brings to you but for what you can bring to it.

To observe people in conflict is a necessary part of a child's education. It helps him to understand and accept his own occasional hostilities and to realize that differing opinions need not imply an absence of love.

If you look at me, I'm very tall but I'm not huge or muscular. I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.

I've been all different shapes and sizes in my lifetime. I started wearing shapewear as a teenager after I did 'Australian Idol.' I had a little tummy, and I was always really quite conscious of that.

America is one of the biggest businesses in the world, and the people who run it can't balance their budget. We need business people in there and lobbyists out of there.

But there's a lot of 50's and a lot of boomers and a lot of kids in their 30's that grew up with us.

Anyone who says that Iran will commit suicide with its nuclear power is a moron and has no business in discussion.

You could be doing a million butt lifts, but your butt is not going to get any bigger because there is nothing to build on. Your body needs food to make that happen.

Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun.

Ice cream cravings are not to be taken lightly.

There can be moments in your life where you may feel attracted to someone depending on circumstance, depending on the person of one gender or another, and sometimes where that is less of an influence in your life.

I'm an artist; affirmation is like catnip to me.