I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
QUEEN ELIZABETH III myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
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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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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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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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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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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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[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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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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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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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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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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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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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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Madam 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.
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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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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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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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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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Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendour that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God’s Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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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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