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.
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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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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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 should like to be a horse.
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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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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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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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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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This 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.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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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To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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