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Queen Elizabeth II

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Author Profession: Royalty

Nationality: English

Born: April 21, 1926

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Elizabeth I, Prince William, Princess Diana, Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, King Solomon, Queen Victoria, George III of the United Kingdom

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Always, Been, British, Constitution, Puzzling, Will

Quotes to Explore

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. - Queen Elizabeth II

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. Queen Elizabeth II

Lot, Properly, Trained

Grief is the price we pay for love. - Queen Elizabeth II

Grief is the price we pay for love. Queen Elizabeth II

Sympathy, Love, Price

At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession. Queen Elizabeth II

Practical, Profession, Using

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys. Queen Elizabeth II

Bad, Pay Tribute, Good

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. Queen Elizabeth II

Some, About, Inspiration

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. Queen Elizabeth II

Young, Father, Togetherness

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. Queen Elizabeth II

Splendor, Symbol, Queen

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. Queen Elizabeth II

Something Else, History, Our

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. Queen Elizabeth II

Almost, Voted, Northern

I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God's Will, united in spirit and in aim. Queen Elizabeth II

Behind, Strength, Aim

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. Queen Elizabeth II

Mine, Trust, My Life

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. Queen Elizabeth II

Average, Nation, Long Run

I have to be seen to be believed. Queen Elizabeth II

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. Queen Elizabeth II

Husband, Been, Strength

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