Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThese wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
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I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
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The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally.
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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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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 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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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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I should like to be a horse.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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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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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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