True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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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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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. …
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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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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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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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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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