I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThe 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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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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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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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 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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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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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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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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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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I should like to be a horse.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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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