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.
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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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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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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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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They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. …
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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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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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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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