The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIIt is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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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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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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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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[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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[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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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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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 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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