We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThere are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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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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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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Think what we would have missed if we had never … used a mobile phone or surfed the Net — or, to be honest, listened to other people talking about surfing the Net.
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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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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.
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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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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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