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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IILike all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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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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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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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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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 many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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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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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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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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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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.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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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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I should like to be a horse.
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