I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIIt has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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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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[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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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 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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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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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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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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1992 is not a year I shall look back on with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it hasturned out to be an Annus Horribilis.
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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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I should like to be a horse.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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