It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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 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 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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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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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Families, friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. Indeed, sadly, it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit.
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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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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I should like to be a horse.
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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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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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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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