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 IIWhat were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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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There 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.
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I should like to be a horse.
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We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn’t a servant because they don’t slam doors.
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To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
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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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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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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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