Top 83 Quotes About Elizabeth Ii
#1. If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president.
A. N. Wilson
#2. Despite the absence of Queen Elizabeth II's name in annual Forbes Rich Lists, everyone in the room was aware the Queen was one of the wealthiest people in the world, if not the wealthiest. However, hers and the House of Windsor's assets and income were mostly non-declared.
James Morcan
#3. The Queen Elizabeth II provides vast amounts of entertainment for an age that has forgotten how to amuse itself unaided.
Hans Koning
#4. I guess I've grown to admire Queen Elizabeth II more. I've always struggled with my feelings about the Royal Family. I am a supporter. I'm not someone who thinks we should get rid of them. But what I've struggled with is the lack of emotionality that the Queen seems to share.
Samuel Barnett
#5. When Elizabeth II was crowned - the sixth female monarch since the Norman conquest - the world lit up in her favour.
Kate Williams
#6. She is the rock 'n' roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it's gonna be the Beatles.
Paul McCartney
#7. It is satisfying for the descendant of a dissident refugee from Elizabeth I to present his credentials to Elizabeth II.
Kingman Brewster Jr.
#8. As Queen Elizabeth II said after her annus horribilis: "There can be no doubt that criticism is good for people and institutions . . . but scrutiny can be just as effective if it is made with a touch of gentleness, good humor, and understanding.
Tim Clissold
#9. [To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We'll go quietly.
Queen Elizabeth II
#10. Never be afraid of doing the thing you know in your heart is right, even if others don't agree.
Elizabeth Berg
#11. To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
Queen Elizabeth II
#13. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#14. The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
Queen Elizabeth II
#17. 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
#18. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#19. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#20. You got blood on your face, you big disgrace, waving your banner all over the place.
Queen Elizabeth II
#21. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#22. Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation
Queen Elizabeth II
#23. 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
#24. Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
Queen Elizabeth II
#26. No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew her, will remember her.
Queen Elizabeth II
#27. At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.
Queen Elizabeth II
#28. In an era when the regular worthy rhythm of life is less eye-catching than doing something extraordinary, I am reassured that I am merely the second sovereign to celebrate a diamond jubilee.
Elizabeth II
#29. Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
Queen Elizabeth II
#30. [On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It's unfair. If a man looks solemn, it's automatically assumed he's a serious person, not a miserable one.
Queen Elizabeth II
#31. Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas. But it's a wonderful game.
Queen Elizabeth II
#32. The true measure of all our actions is how long the good in them lasts.
Elizabeth II
#33. Ooh you're the best friend that I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine and I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you
Oh you're my best friend
Queen Elizabeth II
#34. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#35. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#36. The American head of state grew up with a mother on food stamps. The British head of state grew up with a mother on postage stamps. Is that a contrast that fills you with pride?
Johann Hari
#38. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#39. It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
Queen Elizabeth II
#40. This thing called love, it cries like a baby in a cradle all night. It swings, it jives, it shakes all over like a jelly fish. I kinda like it.
Queen Elizabeth II
#41. True patriotism doesn't exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
Queen Elizabeth II
#42. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#43. People say you should give until it hurts. I say you should give until it stops hurting. Know what I mean?
Elizabeth Berg
#44. 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
#45. It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
Queen Elizabeth II
#46. It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
Queen Elizabeth II
#47. 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
Queen Elizabeth II
#48. The Rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity and its depth. In the prayer we repeat many times the words that the Virgin Mary heard from the Archangel, and from her kinswoman Elizabeth.
Pope John Paul II
#49. It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
Queen Elizabeth II
#50. 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
#53. Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt (Whither right and glory lead)
Elizabeth II
#54. 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
#55. I looked up the word "scandal" in my dictionary last night. No wonder there has been such a fuss.
Paula M. Hunter
#56. Queenie, herself again, took hold of Maddie's hand and squeezed it tightly. She walked all the way back across the airfield without letting it go. Maddie closed her eyes and flew again in the ethereal pale green light. She knew she would never let it go.
Elizabeth Wein
#57. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#58. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#59. 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
#60. The US head of state grew up on food stamps. The British head of state grew up on the postage stamps.
Johann Hari
#61. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#62. Do you guys ever think about how Hitler has affected the whole world? That just one man did all this? I mean, what if he had been a good man, instead?
Elizabeth Berg
#63. Incredible. It is just incredible that you can notice something like that when your face is so cold you can't feel it anymore, and you know perfectly well you are surrounded by death, and the only way to stay alive is to endure the howling wind and hold your course. And still the sky is beautiful.
Elizabeth Wein
#65. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#66. The person with the bleeding finger doesn't hurt less for the person next to him with the bleeding arm.
Elizabeth Berg
#67. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#70. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#72. It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.
Queen Elizabeth II
#73. [Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
Queen Elizabeth II
#74. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#75. 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
#76. 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.
Queen Elizabeth II
#77. [To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You'd better answer that. It could be someone important.
Queen Elizabeth II
#78. For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
Queen Elizabeth II
#79. In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
Queen Elizabeth II
#80. 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
#82. [On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn't a servant because they don't slam doors.
Queen Elizabeth II
#83. Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
Queen Elizabeth II
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