When I was young, we had nothing. The carpets and upholstery in the palace were full of holes. The floors creaked. Everything was so old. Yes, we had a piano, an upright given to us by the Fine Arts Department. But it was out of tune.


Bhumibol Adulyadej

  Email Quote to Friends   Link to Quote   Create Short URL  Publish Text About This Quote   Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
  See Recommended Quotes For You

Related

The rules only applied to
people who couldn’t afford different rules.
CAMERON STRACHER
I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES
And the day came out... the mask was removed... and who was behind it?
...
No Face... a pe...
DEYTH BANGER
When he was in his late 60s, he was still beating us young kids who thought we were hot stuff, but w...
DION SHIVELY
I don't know if I have a favorite color.
KATE MIDDLETON
It's very special having a new little girl.
KATE MIDDLETON
The bulkheads were close together, the ceilings low above their helmets. Not much space in there to ...
CHRISTINA ENGELA
On Sunday, everything was fine, we had electricity, water and air conditioning, ... On Monday, we lo...
JACK STEPHENS
We tore everything out of here. All that was left when we started was the floors and the walls.
JIM COMPTON
It shouldn't have mattered, not when Miel and the other girls in his class wore jeans more than they...
ANNA-MARIE MCLEMORE
I was raised by my grandmother on a farm, where we were really poor - we had dirt floors - but so di...
ROBERT HERJAVEC
It was a wonderful time [making "The Partridge Family"] and I loved every minute of it. We had a gr...
SHIRLEY JONES
It was a wonderful time [making "The Partridge Family"] and I loved every minute of it. We had a gre...
SHIRLEY JONES
The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have.
CRAIG GROESCHEL
We had every kind of audience you could name. Young, old, not-so-old, some older than old, some youn...
JOHN HUNTER
I was born in 1935, so I was quite young when the war started. I remember we were in Bath, and it wa...
MARY BERRY
We should not blame people by the mistakes of others.
DANIEL MELGAçO
The passenger liner Ossifar Distana was one of the most luxurious of its kind in space anywhere. It ...
CHRISTINA ENGELA
We were in an upright situation. I felt like I was going to be thrown, so I had to go for it and thr...
JONATHAN DRENDEL
It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
I have to be seen to be believed.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Grief is the price we pay for love.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
I was perhaps about 10 years old when a local farmer rang us up to say he had found a young badger a...
OWEN PATERSON
Scorpions like holes. We had to put our arms in the holes to dig out the smelting residues. We alway...
SARAH PARCAK
Katie and I had to play. That was a rule from Mom and Dad. We resented it so much when we were young...
MEGHAN BRIGHT
We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want...
PRINCE WILLIAM
Family is the most important thing in the world.
PRINCESS DIANA
You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I ...
CATHERINE THE GREAT
With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still you...
KATE MIDDLETON
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
KING SOLOMON
I don't mind a big fascinator. I think there is more scope for artwork in a fascinator rather th...
ZARA PHILLIPS
I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat mor...
ZARA PHILLIPS
I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding ...
ZARA PHILLIPS
My dad's not a big talker.
ZARA PHILLIPS
My dad can be pretty critical sometimes.
ZARA PHILLIPS
I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment.
ZARA PHILLIPS
You cannot make horses 'safe.'
ZARA PHILLIPS
Virtually everything that gets printed about me is wrong anyway, so it doesn't really matter wha...
ZARA PHILLIPS
It's stupid to say that I don't like being in the public eye, but I don't like doing stu...
ZARA PHILLIPS
I'm an affectionate person.
ZARA PHILLIPS
People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me...
ZARA PHILLIPS
Sometimes people will come up in the street and say: 'My daughter loves you, will you sign an au...
ZARA PHILLIPS
Taking part in an Olympics on home ground is something you dream about.
ZARA PHILLIPS
My brother and I have been able to get on and have been very lucky to do things with our family that...
ZARA PHILLIPS
I don't think about the media.
ZARA PHILLIPS
I love the sport and being competitive.
ZARA PHILLIPS
The horses are all characters, all personalities. Some you get along with, some you don't, some ...
ZARA PHILLIPS
I hate having my picture taken.
ZARA PHILLIPS
Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows.
ZARA PHILLIPS
My mother is massively into sailing, so we always had Musto clothes, and it went on from there, real...
ZARA PHILLIPS
The senior members of the royal family work very hard and I don't think people quite realise tha...
ZARA PHILLIPS
In our sport you're very lucky to find a horse of a lifetime and I found mine relatively early. ...
ZARA PHILLIPS
I don't have a stylist, and I do most of my shopping online, just because it's easier. I don...
ZARA PHILLIPS
I think Facebook's dangerous. So many people I know get into trouble with Facebook... I'd ra...
ZARA PHILLIPS
I'm not a princess anyway so I find that quite weird to be labelled as one.
ZARA PHILLIPS
Smoking is hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs.
KING JAMES I
My dear mamma is quite right when she says that we must lay down principles and not depart from them...
MARIE ANTOINETTE
I never make a trip to the United States without visiting a supermarket. To me they are more fascina...
WALLIS SIMPSON
PS: It's all gossip about the prince. I'm not in the habit of taking my girlfriends' bea...
WALLIS SIMPSON
I am so anxious for you not to abdicate and I think the fact that you do is going to put me in the w...
WALLIS SIMPSON
I hate this place. I shall hate it to my grave.
WALLIS SIMPSON
I look a hundred and weigh 110 - you won't love me when you see the wreck England has made me.
WALLIS SIMPSON
A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compe...
WALLIS SIMPSON
Never explain, never complain.
WALLIS SIMPSON
You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance.
WALLIS SIMPSON
I have always had the courage for the new things that life sometimes offers.
WALLIS SIMPSON
For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.
WALLIS SIMPSON
Forgive me for not writing but this man is exhausting.
WALLIS SIMPSON
You can never be too rich or too thin.
WALLIS SIMPSON
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
KING SOLOMON
It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to know: the principles of things escape our most...
FREDERICK THE GREAT

More Bhumibol Adulyadej

When people have compassion, friendship, and unity, they speak and think in a constructive way to en...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
If we can find a way to keep floodwater in reserve and to use it when it's needed, it will be a ...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the socie...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
There is an English saying that the king is always happy, or, 'happy as the king' - which is...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
It is a duty of everyone to cooperate and help each other.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
There may be some people in the country who forget to perform their duty. You should set an example ...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Nature is something outside our body, but the mind is within us.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
I became inspired while I was listening to music on the radio. I felt the music in my head sounded b...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
It is useless to live on burned ruins.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Therefore, I think that in the celebration of the 50 years of the present reign, there must be resea...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
If they want to criticize me, I don't care; I don't mind. But they must criticize me fairly....
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
If you work well, the country will be in good order, and it will be a blessing to the country. The c...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
We must use the wrath of nature as our teacher.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
In Thailand's history there have been dissensions from time to time, but in general, unity has p...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not imp...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Without unity, the country will face disaster.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
The King has a right to make political remarks. He is a Thai citizen and has his rights and freedoms...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
The most important thing is you should not be split or fighting each other.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
I am not afraid if the criticism concerns what I do wrong, because then I know. Because if you say t...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good ar...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
We need to inspire and give each other confidence so that the work we do will be fruitful for the we...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Thailand was built on compassion.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Many other countries in this world are in a difficult situation, and all the Thai people are probabl...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
It is true, there are many bad people; there are more of them than in the past, but that is because ...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
In Thailand's history there have been dissensions from time to time, but in general, unity has preva...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
I have been extremely touched by these signs of affection on the part of all the Thai people.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
I am concerned because even in the past two years that were the jubilee years, I have seen evident s...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
The attainment of the present status of Thailand has to depend on the ability or the actions of all ...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people w...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
My mother praised me when I did something good, and then the next moment, she would say, 'Don...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
They say that a kingdom is like a pyramid: the king on top and the people below. But in this country...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
There also is the plight that comes from natural disasters; these natural disasters could be allevia...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
If they want to write about me in a good way, they should write how I do things that are useful.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Bangkok is a toilet without a flush.
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, bot...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Since that time up until the present time, there have been progress, and changes all through the tim...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Western people ask me whether it is a paradox that I am King but support democracy. I have to tell t...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
Our country will be stabilized, with all key establishments in society working in unity with full aw...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
If Thai citizens still hold this harmony in their hearts, there is hope that in whatever the situati...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
If a great destruction occurs in Bangkok, then the country as a whole is also destroyed. In such a c...
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ