The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThey are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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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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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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendour that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God’s Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
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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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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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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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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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Families, friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. Indeed, sadly, it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit.
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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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Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first time for the common good of our community.
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They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. …
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