What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThis 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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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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I should like to be a horse.
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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 believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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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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Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. …
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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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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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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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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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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 been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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