They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IITo what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.
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It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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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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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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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I 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.
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