Zitate und Sprüche von Queen Elisabeth

In the first flush of a romantic love, we’re all blind. We see only what we want to see.

To do nothing is often the best course of action, but I know from personal experience how frustrating it can be. History was not made by those who did nothing.

It is not my job to govern. But it is my job to ensure proper governance.

That's the thing about unhappiness. All it takes is for something worse to come along and you realize it was actually happiness after all.

Some things can only be perceived one way because they only have one meaning.

I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge.

You need to learn to stand up for yourself... and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.

In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.

Grief is the price we pay for love.

No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew her, will remember her.

The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.

I have to be seen to be believed.

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.

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.

To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?

He hasn't found happiness. He's found marriage, the very opposite of happiness.

I learned very early on that it's wise not to take things for granted.

In the long reeds of difficulty and pain, that’s where you find the treasure.

Who we are is not what we wear or what glitters. It’s the spirit that defines us.

I am the only man in the country not allowed to give his name to his children.

One downside of our big brains is we're the only creatures who are aware that death is inevitable. Although, if you lined ten dogs in a row and shot them one by one, the dog on the end would probably get the gist by about dog four.