Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
leadership heart law
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.
inspiration house treasure
To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
impossible lost right-time
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.
husband years debt
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.
christmas mother baby
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.
women progress care
It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
leadership wisdom health
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.
queens years grace-and-mercy
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.
I have to be seen to be believed.
war europe suffering
In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
christmas christian prayer
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.
crazy party thinking
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.
life sympathy grief
Grief is the price we pay for love.
memories second-chance humanity
Good memories are our second chance at happiness.