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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWe 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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There are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence.
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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 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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[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 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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I don’t like to badmouth people. But I’m the head of a monarchy that began in the ninth century, and I’m apparently more modern than Chris Christie.
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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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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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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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