Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IITherefore 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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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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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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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.
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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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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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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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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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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