"I have behind me not only the splendid……" — Queen Elizabeth II
"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."
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51 Quotes by Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II has 51 quotes on this site.
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Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas. But it's a wonderful game.
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This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first…
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The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out…
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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your…
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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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Families, friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. Indeed, sadly, it seems that it…
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The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its…
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Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday…
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Experience shows that great enterprises seldom end with a tidy and satisfactory flourish. Together, we are doing our best to…
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure…
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
— Aristotle
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Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for…
— Aristotle
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of…
— Benigno Aquino III
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If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in…
— David Attenborough
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Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.
— Jane Austen
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social…
— Jacques Barzun
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