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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThere 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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1992 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.
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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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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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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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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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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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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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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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We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.
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