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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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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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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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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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.
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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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I should like to be a horse.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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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 hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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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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