Edward VIII Quotes & Sayings

When you're bored with yourself, marry and be bored with someone else. — Edward VIII

I wanted to be an up-to-date king. But I didn't have much time. — Edward VIII

The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children. — Edward VIII

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. — Edward VIII

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

I like going there for golf. America's one vast golf course these days. — Edward VIII

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 and support of the woman I love. — Edward VIII

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. — Edward VIII

These works brought all these people here. Something should be done to get them at work again. — Edward VIII

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. — Edward VIII