They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. …
QUEEN ELIZABETH III cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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.
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It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.
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Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendour that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God’s Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
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I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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