--- title: "15 Queen Elizabeth Ii Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 15 Queen Elizabeth Ii quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Queen Elizabeth Ii sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/andrew-h-malcolm-60592_elizabeth-ii_calling-o-hare-an-airport-is-like-callin_2861617.jpg" --- > [Calling O'Hare an airport is like calling the Queen Elizabeth II a boat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-h-malcolm/calling-o-hare-an-airport-is-like-calling-the-queen-elizabeth-ii-a/) [Andrew H Malcolm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-h-malcolm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/andrew-h-malcolm-60592_elizabeth-ii_calling-o-hare-an-airport-is-like-callin_2861617.jpg) > [“Grief is the price we pay for love. —Queen Elizabeth II”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-force/grief-is-the-price-we-pay-for-love-queen-elizabeth-ii/) [Marie Force](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-force/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/marie-force-2475_elizabeth-ii_grief-is-the-price-we-pay-for-love-queen_1845708.jpg) > [The Queen Elizabeth II provides vast amounts of entertainment for an age that has forgotten how to amuse itself unaided.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-koning/the-queen-elizabeth-ii-provides-vast-amounts-of-entertainment-for-an/) [Hans Koning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-koning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/hans-koning-54559_age_the-queen-elizabeth-ii-provides-vast-amo_174237.jpg) > [She is the rock 'n' roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mccartney/she-is-the-rock-n-roll-queen-weirdly-enough-that-is-one-of-the-things/) [Paul McCartney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mccartney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/paul-mccartney-987_beatles_she-is-the-rock-n-roll-queen-weirdly-eno_620324.png) > [If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-n-wilson/if-only-queen-elizabeth-ii-had-the-intellectual-political-and/) [A. N. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-n-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/a-n-wilson-9011_elected_if-only-queen-elizabeth-ii-had-the-intel_2400611.png) > [Prime ministers come and go, but so long as he or she lives, the sovereign remains, receiving and reading all state papers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-korda/prime-ministers-come-and-go-but-so-long-as-he-or-she-lives-the/) [Michael Korda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-korda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/michael-korda-2925_come-and-go_prime-ministers-come-and-go-but-so-long_2427649.png) > [“A 1970 survey of dreams about Queen Elizabeth II found that people continued to dream about Queen Victoria seventy years after her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-ridley/a-1970-survey-of-dreams-about-queen-elizabeth-ii-found-that-people/) [Jane Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d6/jane-ridley-40549_british-people_a-1970-survey-of-dreams-about-queen-eliz_1992775.jpg) > [Some years later I met Queen Elizabeth II, in our capital Ottawa at a Canada Day celebration. David Foster and I were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-lightfoot/some-years-later-i-met-queen-elizabeth-ii-in-our-capital-ottawa-at-a/) [Gordon Lightfoot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-lightfoot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/696/gordon-lightfoot-7499_canada_some-years-later-i-met-queen-elizabeth-i_547112.jpg) > [“Despite the absence of Queen Elizabeth II’s name in annual Forbes Rich Lists, everyone in the room was aware the Queen was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-morcan/despite-the-absence-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-s-name-in-annual-forbes/) [James Morcan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-morcan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bb/james-morcan-11783_british-royals_despite-the-absence-of-queen-elizabeth-i_1475936.jpg) > [I guess I've grown to admire Queen Elizabeth II more. I've always struggled with my feelings about the Royal Family. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-barnett/i-guess-i-ve-grown-to-admire-queen-elizabeth-ii-more-i-ve-always/) [Samuel Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-barnett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/823/samuel-barnett-15432_about_i-guess-i-ve-grown-to-admire-queen-eliza_1645720.jpg) > [“This is what you get when you found a political system on the family values of Henry VIII. At a point in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/this-is-what-you-get-when-you-found-a-political-system-on-the-family/) [Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/christopher-hitchens-117_2009_this-is-what-you-get-when-you-found-a-po_155856.jpg) > [“We may be tempted to think of Christianity primarily as 'I must...,' but that is not the starting place. You cannot make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-snyder/we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christianity-primarily-as-i-must-but-2/) [John Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-snyder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/john-snyder-51974_children_we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christiani_2836701.jpg) > [Cruel and paradoxical though it undoubtedly is, the record shows that yje most succesful 20th century monarchs have been those who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cannadine/cruel-and-paradoxical-though-it-undoubtedly-is-the-record-shows-that/) [David Cannadine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cannadine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/david-cannadine-27126_20th-century_cruel-and-paradoxical-though-it-undoubte_59375.png) > [“We may be tempted to think of Christianity primarily as 'I must...,' but that is not the starting place. You cannot make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-snyder/we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christianity-primarily-as-i-must-but/) [John Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-snyder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/john-snyder-51974_children_we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christiani_274026.jpg) > [“Sir Winston Churchill was born into the respected family of the Dukes of Marlborough. His mother Jeanette, was an attractive American-born British…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker/sir-winston-churchill-was-born-into-the-respected-family-of-the-dukes/) [Captain Hank Bracker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/captain-hank-bracker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/captain-hank-bracker-47159_british-history_sir-winston-churchill-was-born-into-the_2630940.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/queen-elizabeth-ii/#itemlist", "name": "Queen Elizabeth Ii Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Calling O'Hare an airport is like calling the Queen Elizabeth II a boat.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew H Malcolm" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-h-malcolm/calling-o-hare-an-airport-is-like-calling-the-queen-elizabeth-ii-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/andrew-h-malcolm-60592_elizabeth-ii_calling-o-hare-an-airport-is-like-callin_2861617.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/andrew-h-malcolm-60592_elizabeth-ii_calling-o-hare-an-airport-is-like-callin_2861617.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/andrew-h-malcolm-60592_elizabeth-ii_calling-o-hare-an-airport-is-like-callin_2861617.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Calling O'Hare an airport is like calling the Queen Elizabeth II a boat.” — Andrew H Malcolm", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Grief is the price we pay for love. —Queen Elizabeth II”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marie Force" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-force/grief-is-the-price-we-pay-for-love-queen-elizabeth-ii/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/marie-force-2475_elizabeth-ii_grief-is-the-price-we-pay-for-love-queen_1845708.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/marie-force-2475_elizabeth-ii_grief-is-the-price-we-pay-for-love-queen_1845708.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/marie-force-2475_elizabeth-ii_grief-is-the-price-we-pay-for-love-queen_1845708.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Grief is the price we pay for love. —Queen Elizabeth II” — Marie Force", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Queen Elizabeth II provides vast amounts of entertainment for an age that has forgotten how to amuse itself unaided.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hans Koning" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-koning/the-queen-elizabeth-ii-provides-vast-amounts-of-entertainment-for-an/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/hans-koning-54559_age_the-queen-elizabeth-ii-provides-vast-amo_174237.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/hans-koning-54559_age_the-queen-elizabeth-ii-provides-vast-amo_174237.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/hans-koning-54559_age_the-queen-elizabeth-ii-provides-vast-amo_174237.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Queen Elizabeth II provides vast amounts of entertainment for an age that has forgotten how to amuse…” — Hans Koning", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "She is the rock 'n' roll queen. 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From the aesthetic point of view it will matter a bit, because the prospect of a morose bat-eared and chinless man, prematurely aged, and with the most abysmal taste in royal consorts, is a distinctly lowering one.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christopher Hitchens" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/this-is-what-you-get-when-you-found-a-political-system-on-the-family/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/christopher-hitchens-117_2009_this-is-what-you-get-when-you-found-a-po_155856.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/christopher-hitchens-117_2009_this-is-what-you-get-when-you-found-a-po_155856.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/christopher-hitchens-117_2009_this-is-what-you-get-when-you-found-a-po_155856.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This is what you get when you found a political system on the family values of Henry VIII. At a point in the…” — Christopher Hitchens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We may be tempted to think of Christianity primarily as 'I must...,' but that is not the starting place. You cannot make yourself a child of God by doing the things that a child of God does, anymore than you could make yourself an heir to Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain by walking around in royal clothes and waving kindly at people. The duty of the Christian life--the 'I must...,'--is caused by something else. We may think of the Christian life as primarily about 'He has.' The work of God for our salvation is certainly a significant part of Christianity and is the reason that we are able to live a life of obedience. But even 'He has...' is not the foundation of Christianity, for that itself is built upon a larger and deeper foundation. The greatest truth of Christianity is summed up in the words 'He is.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Snyder" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-snyder/we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christianity-primarily-as-i-must-but-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/john-snyder-51974_children_we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christiani_2836701.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/john-snyder-51974_children_we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christiani_2836701.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/john-snyder-51974_children_we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christiani_2836701.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We may be tempted to think of Christianity primarily as 'I must...,' but that is not the starting place. You…” — John Snyder", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Cruel and paradoxical though it undoubtedly is, the record shows that yje most succesful 20th century monarchs have been those who were not actually born to succeed. King George VI was 41 when the abdication of Edward VIII propelled him suddenly and unexpectedly to take up the crown; and Queen Elizabeth II spent her first decade with no inkling thay she herself might one day have to reign. Taken together, these examples suggest that the best preparation for the job of sovereign is not to be prepared for it at all, ir not to be too well prepared for it, or for too long.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Cannadine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cannadine/cruel-and-paradoxical-though-it-undoubtedly-is-the-record-shows-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/david-cannadine-27126_20th-century_cruel-and-paradoxical-though-it-undoubte_59375.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/david-cannadine-27126_20th-century_cruel-and-paradoxical-though-it-undoubte_59375.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/david-cannadine-27126_20th-century_cruel-and-paradoxical-though-it-undoubte_59375.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Cruel and paradoxical though it undoubtedly is, the record shows that yje most succesful 20th century…” — David Cannadine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We may be tempted to think of Christianity primarily as 'I must...,' but that is not the starting place. You cannot make yourself a child of God by doing things a child of God does, any more than you could make yourself an heir to Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain by walking around in royal clothes and waving kindly at people. The duty of the Christian life--the 'I must...,'--is caused by something else. We may think of the Christian life as primarily about 'He has.' The work of God for our salvation is certainly a significant part of Christianity and is the reason that we are able to live a life of obedience. But even the 'He has...' is not the foundation of Christianity, for that itself is built upon a larger and deeper foundation. The greatest truth of Christianity is summed up in the words 'He is.' Who He is must be understood if we are going to grasp what He has done to save us.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Snyder" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-snyder/we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christianity-primarily-as-i-must-but/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/john-snyder-51974_children_we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christiani_274026.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/john-snyder-51974_children_we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christiani_274026.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/john-snyder-51974_children_we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christiani_274026.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We may be tempted to think of Christianity primarily as 'I must...,' but that is not the starting place. 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Churchill had only been a prisoner for four weeks before he escaped, prying open some of the flooring he crawled out under the building and ran through some of the neighborhoods back alleys and streets. On the evening of December 12, 1899, he jumped over a wall to a neighboring property, made his way to railroad tracks and caught a freight train heading north to Lourenco Marques, the capital of Portuguese Mozambique, which is located on the Indian Ocean and freedom. For the following years, he held many political and cabinet positions including the First Lord of the Admiralty. During the First World War Churchill resumed his active army service, for a short period of time, as the commander of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. After the war he returned to his political career as a Conservative Member of Parliament, serving as the Chancellor of the Exchequer where in 1925, he returned the pound sterling to the gold standard. This move was considered a factor to the deflationary pressure on the British Pound Sterling, during the depression. During the 1930’s Churchill was one of the first to warn about the increasing, ruthless strength of Nazi Germany and campaigned for a speedy military rearmament. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty for a second time, and in May of 1940, Churchill became the Prime Minister after Neville Chamberlain’s resignation. An inspirational leader during the difficult days of 1940–1941, he led Britain until victory had been secured. In 1955 Churchill suffered a serious of strokes. Stepping down as Prime Minister he however remained a Member of Parliament until 1964. 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