It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IITo all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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. …
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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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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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For Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God’s love, as we strive daily to become better people.
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I don’t like to badmouth people. But I’m the head of a monarchy that began in the ninth century, and I’m apparently more modern than Chris Christie.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance.
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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’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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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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
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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