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.
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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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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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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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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I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.
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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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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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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I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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