The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally.
QUEEN ELIZABETH III 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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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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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 believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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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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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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Look, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he’s not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It’s pathetic.
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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 hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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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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