Queen Elizabeth II Quotes

There are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence.

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

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.

Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.

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

I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.

The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.

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.

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.

To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?

I hope people will think very carefully about the future,

When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.

[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn't a servant because they don't slam doors.

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.

You got blood on your face, you big disgrace, waving your banner all over the place.

For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.

Think what we would have missed if we had never ... used a mobile phone or surfed the Net
or, to be honest, listened to other people talking about surfing the Net.

Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking
Can't we give ourselves one more chance
Why can't we give love that one more chance
Why can't we give love
Cause love's such an old fashioned word
and love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure

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.

I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.

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.

Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.

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 have to be seen to be believed.

Good memories are our second chance at happiness.

Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.

I don't like to badmouth people. But I'm the head of a monarchy that began in the ninth century, and I'm apparently more modern than Chris Christie. Look, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he's not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It's pathetic.

I lived long enough to know that things never remain quite the same for very long.

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.

No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew her, will remember her.

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.

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.

Experience shows that great enterprises seldom end with a tidy and satisfactory flourish. Together, we are doing our best to re-establish peace and civil order in the Gulf region, and to help those members of civil and ethnic minorities who continue to suffer through no fault of their own. If we succeed, our military success will have achieved its true objective.

[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?

We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.

The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.

Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.

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.

[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You'd better answer that. It could be someone important.