It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IILet us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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.
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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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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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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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Look, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he’s not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It’s pathetic.
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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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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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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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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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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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