Quotes about queens
queens years names
Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid. Freddie Mercury
queens whole originals
When the whole point of Queen was to be original. Freddie Mercury
queens real fancy
I never carry money, just like the real Queen. If I fancy something in a shop I always ask someone on our staff to buy it. Freddie Mercury
queens mercury fans
I'm a Freddie Mercury fan. (In response to an interviewer backstage at a Queen concert at the LA Forum, who asked: Can I tell my viewers that Michael Jackson is a Queen fan? Freddie Mercury
queens people feelings
I like people to go away from a Queen show feeling fully entertained, having had a good time. Freddie Mercury
queens gone albums
We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen. Freddie Mercury
queens cheer sovereign
Pantagruel was telling me that he believed the queen had given the symbolic word used among her subjects to denote sovereign good cheer, when she said to her tabachins, A panacea. Francois Rabelais
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The only queen I ever dressed was Eva Perón. Christian Dior
queens shoes special
If I could do shoes for anyone, it would be a special project for the Queen of England. Christian Louboutin
queens snow world
He found whole figures which represented a written word; but he never could manage to represent just the word he wanted - that word was 'eternity', and the Snow Queen had said, "If you can discover that figure, you shall be your own master, and I will make you a present of the whole world and a pair of new skates." But he could not find it out. Hans Christian Andersen
queens growing-up people
It was a small provincial place with great people and I had a happy childhood growing up in Queens. Fran Drescher
queens careers childhood
Playing with Queen was the biggest moment of my career. It was like living a childhood fantasy. George Michael
queens thinking mathematics
This splendid subject [mathematics], queen of all exact sciences, and the ideal and norm of all careful thinking... G. Stanley Hall
queens taken letters
It was a saying of an ancient philosopher, which I find some of our writers have ascribed to Queen Elizabeth, who perhaps might have taken occasion to repeat it, that a good face is a letter of recommendation. Joseph Addison
queens couple writing
I've met the Queen a couple of times, and she's been delightful. In fact, I often find myself thinking: 'What would the Queen do in this situation? Write a thank-you note? Yes, I'll do that.' She's all about courtesy. Jools Holland
queens eye airports
We drove to the airport. On the way, Clay gave him "the lecture," including all the do's and don'ts of meeting the Alpha, which was only slightly more complicated than an audience with the queen. Don't sit until you're invited to. Don't talk unless he asks you a question. Don't eat before he does. Don't make direct eye contact. Jeremy demanded none of this, but that wasn't the point. Kelley Armstrong
queens cat night
Like a domestic cat, purring on the sofa by day, but by night, a strutting queen, a natural killer, disdainful of her other life. Joanne Harris
queens long puppets
Put your puppet on the throne." said Talathain. "You may make her Queen but she won’t be Queen for long. Holly Black
queens short-life men
A mortal had woven it, a man who, having caught sight of the Seelie queen, had spent the remainder of his short life weaving depictions of her. He had died of starvation, raw, red fingers staining the final tapestry. Holly Black
queens black-and-white color
I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black. Henri Matisse
queens awards years
I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.' Helen Mirren
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It's great to be queen! Helen Mirren
queens roles golden
I couldn't handle the rules the Queen has to live by at all, and very few of us could. It's a golden cage, really. You're never alone in that role - you are always surrounded by security. Helen Mirren
queens pain thinking
You think too much.' 'I suppose I do; but I can’t help it, my mind is so terribly active. When I give myself, I give myself. I pay the penalty in my headaches, my famous headaches--a perfect circlet of pain! But I carry it as a queen carries her crown. Henry James
queens drunk hours
Petition me no petitions, sir, to-day; Let other hours be set apart for business. To-day it is our pleasure to be drunk; And this our queen shall be as drunk as we. Henry Fielding
queens men ice
I will not get upset over men, but instead be poised and cool ice-queen. Helen Fielding
queens prayer blessing
Jews have deep respect for the Queen and the royal family. We say a prayer for them every Sabbath in synagogue. We recite a special blessing on seeing the Queen. Jonathan Sacks
queens past years
We do not always appreciate the role the Queen has played in one of the most significant changes in the past 60 years: the transformation of Britain into a multi-ethnic, multi-faith society. No one does interfaith better than the Royal family, and it starts with the Queen herself. Jonathan Sacks
queens boys thinking
For me I look at a group like Queen or AC/DC or the Beastie Boys. There was melody within what they did. There was a certain style with what they did. I think it is coming back. Michael Buble
queens thinking charming
I think Queen Elisabeth II is a charming woman. Malcolm Muggeridge
queens believe historical
I believe that the visit of the Queen to the United States is an admirable occasion to produce an historical, truthful, sincere, genuine analysis of how the British Monarchy evolved into its present situation. Malcolm Muggeridge
queens women habit
Woman is, by habit or nature, queen of the household. She is not designed to organize on a large scale. Mahatma Gandhi
queens humorous oil
I guess a drag queen's like an oil painting: You gotta stand back from it to get the full effect. Harvey Fierstein