I was told I was “reserved,” when really I was just listening to grown men speak with astonishing confidence and very little accuracy. by Queen Elizabeth II

The beauty of statecraft is letting two people argue while I remain the only one acting normal.

Please, Winston. You called that a strategy; I called it a long pause with a cigar.

I was not inaccurate, Your Majesty, I was simply operating at a level the room was not yet prepared for.

Exactly. The crown did not need to speak loudly, it just had to let everybody else embarrass themselves first.

Normal is a strong word from someone who outlasted everyone in the room and never once looked rushed.