[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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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For Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God’s love, as we strive daily to become better people.
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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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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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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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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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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Think what we would have missed if we had never … used a mobile phone or surfed the Net — or, to be honest, listened to other people talking about surfing the Net.
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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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