It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFamily does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
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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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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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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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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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I should like to be a horse.
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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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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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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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