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Prince Philip
Age: 99 †
Born: 1921
Born: June 10
Died: 2021
Died: April 9
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We are suffering a national defeat comparable to any lost military campaign, and what is more, it is self- inflicted? It is about time that we pulled our fingers out? The rest of the world most certainly does not owe us a living.
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Who is going to be the first to face up to the need for self-restraint in the number of children brought into the world?
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For conservation to be successful it is necessary to take into consideration that it is a characteristic of man that he can only be relied upon to do anything consistently which is in his own interest.
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The world population 60 years ago was just over 2 billion and it's now more than 6 billion. This huge increase - an explosion really - has probably done more harm to the environment than anything else.
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We didn't have counsellors rushing around every time somebody let off a gun. You just got on with it!
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I therefore suggested that WWF should invite leaders from the major religions to meet together to discuss what - if any - responsibility they felt they had for the natural environment as a sacred entity.
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People say after a fire it's water damage that's the worst. We're still drying out Windsor Castle.
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You're not wearing mink knickers,are you?
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I have very little experience of self-government. In fact, I am one of the most governed people in the world.
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Change does not change tradition, it strengthens it. Change is a challenge and anopportunity, not a threat.
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[after accepting a gift from a Kenyan woman] You are a woman, aren't you?
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It's difficult to see how it's possible to become immensely valuable by singing what are the most hideous songs.
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Were you here in the bad old days? ... That's why you can't read and write then!
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Do you know they have eating dogs for the anorexic now?
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A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment.
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Are you running away from something?
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You could do with losing a little bit of weight.
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Cannibalism is a radical but realistic solution to the problem of overpopulation.
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The French don't know how to cook breakfast.
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People think there's a rigid class system here, but dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.
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