[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThey are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar. They came with their gifts to worship the Christ child.
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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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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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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[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It’s unfair. If a man looks solemn, it’s automatically assumed he’s a serious person, not a miserable one.
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I should like to be a horse.
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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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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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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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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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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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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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