Elizabeth II (21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. She was the queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime.
We’re taking a look back at some of Queen Elizabeth II Inspiring Quotes from the 70 years (from 1953 to 2022) that she ruled Great Britain. Here are some of Queen Elizabeth II Inspiring Quotes.
Queen Elizabeth II Inspiring Quotes
- “It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult.”
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“Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.”
- “You’ve all seen pictures of the earth taken from space. Unlike all the other planets in the solar system, earth shimmers green and blue in the sunlight and looks a very pleasant place to live.”
- “I believe that, young or old, we have as much to look forward to with confidence and hope as we have to look back on with pride.”
- “Right around the world, people gather to compete under standard rules and, in most cases, in a spirit of friendly rivalry. Competitors know that, to succeed, they must respect their opponents; very often, they like each other too.”
- “Everyone is our neighbour, no matter what race, creed or colour.”
- “Each day is a new beginning, I know that the only way to live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give of my best in all that the day brings, and to put my trust in God.”
- “People are touched by events which have their roots far across the world.”
- “Over the years, those who have seemed to me to be the most happy, contented and fulfilled have always been the people who have lived the most outgoing and unselfish lives.”
- “Importance of family has, of course, come home to Prince Philip and me personally this year with the marriages of two of our grandchildren, each in their own way a celebration of the God-given love that binds a family together.”
- 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.
- “Grief is the price we pay for love.”
- 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.
- “The birth of a baby brings great happiness–but then the business of growing up begins.”
- “Each day is a new beginning; I know that the only way to live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give my best in all that the day brings, and to put my trust in God.”
- “If we resolve to be considerate and to help our neighbours; to make friends with people of different races and religions; and, as our Lord said, to look to our own faults before we criticise others, we will be keeping faith with those who landed in Normandy and fought so doggedly for their belief in freedom, peace and human decency.”
- “Though we each lead different lives, the experience of growing older, and the joys and emotions which it brings, are familiar to us all.”
- “By being willing to put past differences behind us and move forward together, we honour the freedom and democracy once won for us at so great a cost.”
- “With age does come experience, and that can be a virtue if it is sensibly used.”
- “I know just how much I rely on my own faith to guide me through the good times and the bad.”
- “The path, of course, is not always smooth and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference.”
- “No age group has a monopoly of wisdom, and indeed I think the young can sometimes be wiser than us. But the older I get, the more conscious I become of the difficulties young people have to face as they learn to live in the modern world.”
- “We know the reward is peace on earth, goodwill toward men, but we cannot win it without determination and concerted effort.”
- “Such a blend of traditions serves to make us stronger, individually and collectively, by providing the ingredients needed for social, political and economic resilience.”
- “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.”
- “I hope people will think very carefully about the future.”
- “At the heart of our faith stand not a preoccupation with our own welfare and comfort but the concepts of service and of sacrifice as shown in the life and teachings of the one who made himself nothing, taking the very form of a servant.”
- “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.”
- “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.”
- “Even when your life seems most monotonous, what you do is always of real value and importance to your fellow men.”
- “Whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.”
- “I can never wear beige because nobody will know who I am.”
- “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.”
- “Whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.”
- “Even when your life seems most monotonous, what you do is always of real value and importance to your fellow men.”
- “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.”
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“It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult.”
- “And when peace comes, remember it will be for us, the children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place.”
- “I believe that young or old, we have as much to look forward to with confidence and hope as we have to look back on with pride.”
