It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
QUEEN ELIZABETH III believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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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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We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.
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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 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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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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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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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 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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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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