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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWork is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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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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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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To 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.
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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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At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar. They came with their gifts to worship the Christ child.
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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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1992 is not a year I shall look back on with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it hasturned out to be an Annus Horribilis.
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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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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 cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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