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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.

Queen Elizabeth II

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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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Bedroom Door Immediate Intruder Realize Servant Slam
Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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All Best Disagreement Eccentricity Family Impetuous Like Share Youngster
It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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Been Breathe Gentleness Hard Humankind Progress Women
[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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Answer Better Cellphone During Formal Important Meet Rang Someone Woman
We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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Colonies Country Impossible Keep Know Lack Lost Manner Statesmanship Time Yield
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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Action Balance Between Distraction Forget Need Pause Reflection Right Stock Take
I have to be seen to be believed.
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Believe Seen
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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Attender Diamond Event Experience Humbling Jubilee Mark
True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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Exclude Other Patriotism True Understanding
I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God’s Will, united in spirit and in aim.
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Annal Behind Commonwealth Empire Live Majesty More Splendid Strength Thousand Tradition Year
Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Country Garden Here History Ignore Impossible Laid Madam People Person President Remembrance Speak Weight Wreath Yesterday
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
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Administer Battle Common Else Justice Law Lead Something
[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Before Each Numerous Portrait Sitting Teeth
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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Day Emotion Fell Few Grand Heart Last Mother Queen
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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Attribute Encourage Find Formula Know Observe Often Single Some Success Universal Way Year
I should like to be a horse.
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Horse Like Should

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