Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFootball’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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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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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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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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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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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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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For 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.
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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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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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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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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