Grief is the price we pay for love.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThe upward course of a nation’s history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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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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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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I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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 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 have to be seen to be believed.
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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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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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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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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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