"You all know the reasons which have impelled me to renounce the throne. But I want you to understand that in making up my mind I did not forget the country or the empire, which, as Prince of Wales and lately as King, I have for twenty-five years tried to serve."

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Source : Broadcast, 11 Dec. 1936, in The Times 12 Dec. 1936

King Edward VIII

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“For me, as a child, I certainly thought that there were more black people in the world than white people.”
“If the workers don't keep themselves current - with some assistance and guidance from their employers - then the workers who are in the legacy roles will have to be removed. That's what's so difficult.”
“I like my men like I like my roses by the dozen.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I am well aware that a chef is only as good as his last meal.”
“I suppose being fierce is a very good thing, and a very cool thing. But more than fierce, I think I'm a strong person and a strong individual. And that's what I take with me every day.”
“Excuses sound best to the person that's making 'em up!”
“One of the marvels of personality is its resistance to prediction. One man's paralyzing trauma is another man's invitation to take control of his life; one woman's grounds for insanity is another woman's ground to a dramatic shaping of self.”
“I would point out is that most of the change over the past 5,000 years has been arithmetic, and it now logarithmic. Digitization, the whole Moore's law thing where it doubles every 18 months - that is a speed that is faster than most people are used to.”

Source : Source: nordic.businessinsider.com

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