It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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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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Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendour that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God’s Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
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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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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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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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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 believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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