Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV of Tonga Quotes

I find I can control my weight quite easily just by eating a lot of soup. I would say that I'm down to, oh, about 360 pounds.

When our first King George united the islands in 1845, he was doing so on behalf of the people themselves. He was not grabbing power on behalf of other aristocrats. He was ridding the islands of the despots and the villains and the robber-barons.

I shall be the first head of state to visit a reunited Berlin. Tonga had an understanding with Bismarck and provided coaling stations for German ships. It was before our Treaty of Friendship with Britain. Germany was a South Pacific colonial power - in Samoa and New Guinea - until 1919. There is thus some historic significance in my going there now, I suppose.

However the aim of the people's representatives (today) is to form an opposition so that there will always be debates and confrontation which could result in the house being not able to do any work.

Yes, I have just ordered one [satellite dish] for the palace in Nuku‘alofa. It is being shipped from Seattle now. I shall be a regular watcher of CNN.

My people love me. I love them and care for them. It is as simple as that.

We have nothing to do with the relationship between the governments of the two Chinas <nowiki>[</nowiki>PRC and ROC<nowiki>]</nowiki>, their relationship is their own affair. We keep good relations with both Chinas, and we are working with both of them.

Until I arrived in America, I never knew that Amazing Grace could be sung so many times in one day.

The history of Tonga tells us that the governing of the country was carried out by the King himself. When parliament was installed it was then carried out by the king in partnership with the nobles, then the people's representatives were brought in, still to be in partnership with the King and the nobles to work together.