NETFLIX'S THE CROWN SENTENCE STARTERS. all sentences on this meme come from the hit show "the crown", the netflix original series. themes of monarchy, royalty, god are present so keep this in mind. change pronouns/names/locations as you see fit.
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.
To do nothing is often the best course of action.
Who we are is not what we wear or what glitters. It’s the spirit that defines us.
You understand, the titles, the dukedom. They’re not the job. She is the job. She is the essence of your duty.
People are so rarely what they seem.
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.
Who wants transparency when you can have magic? Who wants prose when you can have poetry?
An ordinary young woman of modest ability and little imagination. But wrap her up like this, anoint her with oil, and hey, presto, what do you have? A goddess.
No man should be punished for love.
People have to be angry at someone. But as leader, one cannot simply react to everything.
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.
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.
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.
How many times can this family make the same mistake? Forbidding marriages that should be allowed. Forcing others that shouldn’t. Paying the consequences each time
It is not my job to govern. But it is my job to ensure proper governance.
To give ordinary people an ideal to strive towards, an example of nobility and duty to raise them in their wretched lives.
Too much character, an excess of character.
Why does everybody think, just because we’re royal, we like fine dining? Don’t they realize we’re savages?
A sick king is no good to anyone. There must be no weakness. No vulnerability.
Self-pity won’t get you very far. You’ve just got to get on with it.
We can’t be everything to everyone and still be true to ourselves.
I’d like to be a queen of people’s hearts, in people’s hearts.
Nothing wrong with a coronation. Under the right circumstances.
That is what people want in a leader. To show conviction and strength. To lead.
I am Queen, but I am also a woman. And a wife.
People do the strangest things when they’re unhappy.
Power is nothing without authority.
There comes a time where one must draw a line in the sand.
There’s no such thing as a blameless party in a divorce.
Too much knowledge can be a dangerous thing.
We all desire equality, but here’s the thing. We were not born equal.
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