I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIIn the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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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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Think what we would have missed if we had never … used a mobile phone or surfed the Net — or, to be honest, listened to other people talking about surfing the Net.
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My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
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I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.
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To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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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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In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
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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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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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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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