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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.
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This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first time for the common good of our community.
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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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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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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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Therefore 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.
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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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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.
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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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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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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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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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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