True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II[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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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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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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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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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To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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Look, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he’s not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It’s pathetic.
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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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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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