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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH III hope people will think very carefully about the future.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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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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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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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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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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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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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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 hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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