I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God’s Will, united in spirit and in aim.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFor me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It’s unfair. If a man looks solemn, it’s automatically assumed he’s a serious person, not a miserable one.
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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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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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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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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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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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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 hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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