Quotes by Edward VIII

“The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.”

“I like going there for golf. Americas one vast golf course these days.”

“A boy is holding a girl so very tight in his arms tonight.”

“I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help of the woman I love.”

“We are all Socialists nowadays.”

“I was shocked and angry with the startling suggestion that I should send from my land, my realm, the woman I intended to marry.”

“On the Old Course at St. Andrews: This is the origin of the game, golf in its purest form, and its still played that way on a course seemingly untouched by time. Every time I play here, it reminds me that this is still a game.”

“Golf is an exercise in Scottish pointlessness for people who are no longer able to throw telephone poles at each other”

Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.

A boy is holding a girl so very tight in his arms tonight.

Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her.