The best Quotes from The Crown

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

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

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

To do nothing is often the best course of action, but I know from personal experience how frustrating it can be. History was not made by those who did nothing.

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

In the long reeds of difficulty and pain, that’s where you find the treasure.

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.

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

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

I believe people are in our lives for a reason. We're here to learn from each other.

Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.

I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day. And if you are not, just know that in every new minute that passes you have an opportunity to change that.

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.

My whole belief system is that our paths are drawn for us. I believe in reincarnation. I believe we're here to learn and grow. We choose how we come into this life based on what it is we have to learn. Some people have harder lessons than others.

I don't like the bullying, do-one-over style of comedy. It's so cheap.

Everything with me is pretty close to the surface, but having kids has completely ruined my emotional equilibrium.

You see thousands of films you forget the minute you come out of the cinema, don't you? Because they don't mean anything. It's the tough ones like 'Breaking the Waves' and 'Nil By Mouth' that stay with you, that you never forget. I'd like to leave a few of those behind if possible.

If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it, and do it honestly. I also don't learn things for auditions, because I feel like it's just a test of memorizing rather than being real. Maybe every other actor would think that was terrible, I don't know. But it seems to have worked for me, so far.

I had a lovely, feral, free childhood - out and then come back when you're hungry or it gets too dark. I feel slightly cruel that I'm not offering my children the same.

I am the only man in the country not allowed to give his name to his children.

When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife.

Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed.

Everything that wasn't invented by God is invented by an engineer.

A gun is no more dangerous than a cricket bat in the hands of a madman.

It's the way it works: Love plus time minus distance equals hate.

Even in the darkness, diamonds still shine.

Why would anyone want to be a pirate? It's the best thing there is. Wind in your back. The salty sea air. Loyal crew by your side.

What if everything that came from the past were influenced by the future?

It takes much more courage to be in love than it does for war.

Don't exploit an advantage just because it emerges; wait until the optimal moment, then strike.

Ats Ayittey: "Excuse me but this is the quiet carriage."
Stefan Tovell: "Shut the f*ck up then."

"Hey. Do you like bad boys?"
"Sure do. Let me know if you find one."

Marcus: "My bike. It's gone. She took it."
Max: "So that's like Grand Theft Auto. Or Grand Theft Bike."

Aimee: "Did you know you need, like, sugar and flour and an oven to bake? And you don't shove it all in, you have to follow alle these rules."
Maeve: "Yeah, it's called a recipe."

I think love should come out of nowhere, sweep you up completely.

The people's rage. It is like an illness, an ulcer. And ulcers must be cauterized.

People say Hawkins is cursed. They're not way off.