Words matter. These are the best Queen Elizabeth II Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
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.
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.
It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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.
It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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.
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.
To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
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.
To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else – I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
