It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IILook, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he’s not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It’s pathetic.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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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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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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I have to be seen to be believed.
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Look, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he’s not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It’s pathetic.
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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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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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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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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 myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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 hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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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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