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Bugger Bognor.

His doctor promised him he would soon be well enough to visit Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England

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I may be uninspiring, but I'll be damned if I'm alien.

Said in response to H. G. Wells's criticism of his "alien - i.e. German descended and uninspiring court.

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But, remember, I wish to have the best collection, not just one of the best collections in England.

King George V to J.A. Tilleard, Honorary Secretary, Philatelic Society, on appointing him as Philatelist to the King.

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After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself in twelve months.

Statement to Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, referring to his son, Edward, Prince of Wales.

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I look upon him as the greatest criminal known for having plunged the world into war.

Statement about his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - 1918

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They make me look like a stuffed monkey.

Said about two postage stamps issued in 1911.

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It's the shortest one I know.

King George V to Sir Thomas Beecham on the opera La Bohème, on why it was his favourite.

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Bugger Bognor.

Alleged last words in 1936, in response to being told that he would soon be well enough to visit the seaside resort Bognor Regis. Another theory is this dates from the King's 1928/9 recuperative visit. Local dignitaries went to see the King's private secretary Stamfordham petitioning to have the town renamed Bognor Regis. The King told Stamfordham "Bugger Bognor", which he translated as the King would be pleased to grant their request. Nigel Rees, Sayings of the Century - quoting Kenneth Rose's biography of the King.

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No more coals to Newcastle, no more Hoares to Paris.

Said in December 1935 following the furore that erupted over the Hoare-Laval Pact. Reported by Nigel Rees in his book Sayings of the Century - Rees notes the King may have been repeating a remark that was current.

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What did you do about peeing?

Said to Charles Lindberg after he flew the Atlantic solo in an aeroplane.

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