[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn’t a servant because they don’t slam doors.
QUEEN ELIZABETH III 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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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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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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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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 can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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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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