Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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 have to be seen to be believed.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.
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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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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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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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It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.
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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 British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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. The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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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No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew her, will remember her.
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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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Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor 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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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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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since the overwhelming majority of people in Ireland and Northern Ireland voted in favour of the agreement signed on Good Friday 1998, paving the way for Northern Ireland to become the exciting and inspirational place that it is today.
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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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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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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.
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These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.