Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWhen 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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I should like to be a horse.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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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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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They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. …
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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 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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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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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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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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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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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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