Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley Quotes in Elizabeth (1998)
Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley Quotes:
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Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley: Forgive me, Madam, but you are only a woman...
Elizabeth: [cuts him off firmly] I may be a woman, Sir William, but if I choose I have the heart of a man! I am my father's daughter. I am not afraid of anything.
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Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley: Now, I really must...
Elizabeth: The word "must" is not used to princes!
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Elizabeth: Invite the Duke of Anjou. We shall see him in flesh.
[She runs after Lord Robert, who is not happy with the news]
Monsieur de Foix: The Duke will not take kindly to a rival for his suit.
Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley: He is a traitor and his father before him. Lord Robert's head will end up on a spike, not on the pillow of a Queen.
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