Peter Morgan Quotes

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Peter Morgan

Peter Morgan

Birthname

AKA Peter Morgan, Ampeter Morgan

Birthday April 10, 1963

Educated At University Of Leeds

Nationality United Kingdom, Northern Ireland

Occupations Playwright, Screenwriter, Writer

Spouse Anna Carolina Schwarzenberg

Total quotes (38)

I learned very early on that it’s wise not to take things for granted.

— Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh (Matt Smith), The Crown, Season 2: A Company of Men

early wise take things for granted Learning

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I am aware that I am surrounded by people who feel that they could do the job better, strong people with powerful characters, but for better or worse, the crown has landed on my head.

— Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy), The Crown, Season 1: Pride & Joy

aware Job better Strong Powerful characters Worse Crown

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He hasn’t found happiness. He’s found marriage, the very opposite of happiness.

— Antony Armstrong-Jones (Ben Daniels), The Crown, Season 2: Matrimonium

Happiness Marriage Opposite

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In any marriage it’s important to find things that really bind you together, as a couple.

— Antony Armstrong-Jones (Ben Daniels), The Crown, Season 2: Mystery Man

Marriage Together couple bind you

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People have to be angry at someone. But as leader, one cannot simply react to everything.

— Sir Winston Churchill (John Lithgow), The Crown, Season 1: Act of God

angry leader React react to everything

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Monarchy is God’s sacred mission to grace and dignify the earth. To give ordinary people an ideal to strive towards, an example of nobility and duty to raise them in their wretched lives. Monarchy is a calling from God.

— Queen Mary (Eileen Atkins), The Crown, Season 1: Act of God

God Grace dignify Earth Ideal Nobility Duty Monarchy

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To do nothing is the hardest job of all. And it will take every ounce of energy that you have. To be impartial is not natural, not human.

— Queen Mary (Eileen Atkins), The Crown, Season 1: Act of God

hardest Job Energy impartial Natural Not Human Nothing

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Some things can only be perceived one way because they only have one meaning.

— Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy), The Crown, Season 2: Mystery Man

one meaning percieved one way

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It is not my job to govern. But it is my job to ensure proper governance.

— Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy), The Crown, Season 1: Scientia Potentia Est

rule govern proper ensure governance

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It is better to be patient and get what you desire in the right time, than have high office thrust upon you when you are not ready.

— King George VI (Jared Harris), The Crown, Season 1: Hyde Park Corner

Patient Desire Office Ready

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Who we are is not what we wear or what glitters. It’s the spirit that defines us.

— Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh (Matt Smith), The Crown, Season 2: Paterfamilias

wear glitters Spirit Define

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Many have questioned my relevance, whether I still have something to offer. In public life, the answer is, I have. Which is to leave in place a Sovereign prepared for office. Equipped, armed for her duty.

— Sir Winston Churchill (John Lithgow), The Crown, Season 1: Windsor

questioned Relevance offer public Life armed

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A sick king is no good to anyone. There must be no weakness. No vulnerability.

— King George VI (Jared Harris), The Crown, Season 1: Wolferton Splash

Sick king no good Weakness vulnerability

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In the first flush of a romantic love, we’re all blind. We see only what we want to see.

— Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy), The Crown, Season 2: Matrimonium

Blind flush Romantic Love see only what you want to see

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With this family, when you’re in, you’re never quite sure that you’re in. But when you’re out, there’s no doubt at all. You’re out.

— Duke of Windsor (Alex Jennings), The Crown, Season 1: Windsor

Family out in Doubt

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What kind of marriage is this? What kind of family? You’ve taken my career from me, you’ve taken my home. You’ve taken my name. I thought we were in this together.

— Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh (Matt Smith), The Crown, Season 1: Windsor

Marriage Family Career Home name Together

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That’s the thing about unhappiness. All it takes is for something worse to come along and you realize it was actually happiness after all.

— Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy), The Crown, Season 2: Dear Mrs. Kennedy

Unhappiness Worse come along Happiness

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Why does everybody think, just because we’re royal, we like fine dining? Don’t they realize we’re savages? Good for nothing but school dinners and nursery food.

— Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh (Matt Smith), The Crown, Season 1: Hyde Park Corner

Royal fine dining savages Good for Nothing school dinners nursery food

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It’s really one of the great paradoxes of being in a position where I have to talk to a great many people, but deep down, I’m happiest with animals.

— Jacqueline Kennedy (Jodi Balfour), The Crown, Season 2: Dear Mrs. Kennedy

Paradoxes Position talking Animals humans Happiest

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Where there is heroism there will always be hope.

— Sir Winston Churchill (John Lithgow), The Crown, Season 1: Act of God

Heroism Hope Optimistic

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You understand, the titles, the dukedom. They’re not the job. She is the job. She is the essence of your duty. Loving her. Protecting her. Of course, you’ll miss your career. But doing this for her, doing this for me, there may be no greater act of patriotism. Or love.

— King George VI (Jared Harris), The Crown, Season 1: Wolferton Splash

Understand Titles dukedom Job Protection Career Love Patriotism

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To do nothing is often the best course of action.

— Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy), The Crown, Season 2: Lisbon

Nothing Doing Nothing best course of action

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Keep one eye on the future. The distant future.

— King George VI (Jared Harris), The Crown, Season 1: Wolferton Splash

eye on the future distant heads up Future Advice

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People are so rarely what they seem.

— Jacqueline Kennedy (Jodi Balfour), The Crown, Season 2: Dear Mrs. Kennedy

Rarely What they seem People

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