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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWe lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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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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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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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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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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