The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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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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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 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 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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We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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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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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn’t a servant because they don’t slam doors.
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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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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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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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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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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