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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IILike all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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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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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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I should like to be a horse.
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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.
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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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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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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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To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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[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.
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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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