It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II1992 is not a year I shall look back on with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it hasturned out to be an Annus Horribilis.
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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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It’s unfair. If a man looks solemn, it’s automatically assumed he’s a serious person, not a miserable one.
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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 myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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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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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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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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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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 hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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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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