[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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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1992 is not a year I shall look back on with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it hasturned out to be an Annus Horribilis.
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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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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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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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 a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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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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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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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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