Elizabeth II's famous quotes include:
1. When peace comes, remember it will be for us, the children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place.
When peace comes, remember that it is we, the children of today, who can make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place.
2. 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.
I declare before you that my life, whether long or short, will be dedicated to your service and to the great royal family to which we all belong.
3. I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life, and with all my heart, I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.
I am sincerely committed to serving you, just as many of you have committed to serving me. I will strive wholeheartedly throughout my life to live up to your trust.
4. I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice. But I can do something else. I can give you my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
I cannot take you to war. I do not make laws for you, nor do I administer justice, but I can do something else. I can give my heart to all the peoples of these ancient islands and our brotherly nations.
5. We know the reward is peace on Earth, goodwill towards men, but we cannot win it without determination and concerted effort.
We know the reward is peace on Earth, goodwill towards men, but we cannot win it without determination and concerted effort.
We know the reward is peace on Earth, goodwill towards men, but we cannot win it without determination and concerted effort.
good intentions, but we cannot win these without determination and concerted effort.
6. It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the harsh progress of mankind.
It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the harsh progress of mankind.
7. We may hold different points of view but it is in times of stress and difficulty that we most need to remember that we have much more in common than there is dividing us.
We may hold different views, but in times of stress and difficulty, what we need to remember most is that we have far more similarities than differences.
8. Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters, and of disagreements.
Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters, and of disagreements.
There are quirks, there are reckless and willful children, and there are also children who have disagreements.
9. He is someone who doesn't take easily to compliments but he has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years and I, and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim, or we shall ever know.
He is a man who does not accept compliments easily, but quite simply, he has been my strength and has been by my side all these years I. I, his entire family, and this country and many others owe him more than he can ever say, and we will never know.
10. 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.
No age group has absolute wisdom, in fact, I think young people are sometimes smarter than us. However, as I get older, I become more and more aware of the difficulties that young people must face as they learn to live in the modern world.