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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH III believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
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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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Families, friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. Indeed, sadly, it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit.
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We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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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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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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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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[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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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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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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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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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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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.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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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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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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