I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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 has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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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 have to be seen to be believed.
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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 should like to be a horse.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
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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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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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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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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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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To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
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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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