In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
QUEEN ELIZABETH III myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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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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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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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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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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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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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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God’s Will, united in spirit and in aim.
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It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
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[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.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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