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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThink 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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There are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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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[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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We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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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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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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