I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFor Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God’s love, as we strive daily to become better people.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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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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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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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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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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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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