Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
friendship relationship family
Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation
men expression serious-person
[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.
life long whole
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.
life-and-love monopoly
Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
inspiration years people
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.
lying struggle down-and
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.
believe philosophical parent
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.