It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women

It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.

Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas. But it's a wonderful game.

[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It's unfair. If a man looks solemn, it's automatically assumed he's a serious person, not a miserable one.

The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.