It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWhat were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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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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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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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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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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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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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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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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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We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.
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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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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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