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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIMadam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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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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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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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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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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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 myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first time for the common good of our community.
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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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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