To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFootball’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
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Look, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he’s not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It’s pathetic.
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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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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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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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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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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
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I should like to be a horse.
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