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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More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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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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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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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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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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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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I have to be seen to be believed.
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[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It’s unfair. If a man looks solemn, it’s automatically assumed he’s a serious person, not a miserable one.
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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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It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of 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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