Quotes about George V

Sue Perkins

My dad was a keen philatelist and, when he died, he left me an album he'd curated over some 40 years. He'd handpicked every item, saying each one reminded him of me. I opened it to discover the pages were full of beige stamps bearing the image of George V. Take from that what you will.

Mahatma Gandhi

Only God gives encouragement, not kings.

Gandhi was asked if the King had offered and encouragement for Indian Independence from England.

Sarah Weinman

George V. Higgins's 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle' (1970) added an extra literary layer to the con novel; James Crumley's 'The Last Good Kiss' (1978) influenced countless writers and will be remembered forever for its opening line, quoted often in obituaries of the author.

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon

The princess would never leave without me, and I wouldn’t leave without the King, and the King will never leave..

The Queen was urged to take the Princess to safety in Canada.

Al-Waleed bin Talal

So, if you look at what's common among some of the companies I have, including the Four Seasons, NewsCorp, George V, the Plaza, these are all irreplaceable brands in their own fields.

George V

I may be uninspired but I’ll be damned if I’m an alien.

It was in the midst of the First World War. The king was not very charismatic and the “alien” criticism referred to the extensive intermarriage between the British royal family and the royalty of Europe—especially Germany. Although the defense was witty, the royal family actually changed the official family name to the one we know today and most do not realize that it was newly adopted to solve this problem of perceived alien influences: The House of Windsor.

Kathryn Harrison

I was raised by maternal grandparents who were born in 1890 and 1899, respectively. They were British subjects; George V was the cousin of the tsar. The Romanovs were very real in their household.

Mahatma Gandhi

His Majesty had on enough clothes for the both of us.

George V Quotes