Queen Elizabeth II Quotes

People are so rarely what they seem.

To do nothing is often the best course of action.

I am aware that I am surrounded by people who feel that they could do the job better, strong people with powerful characters, but for better or worse, the crown has landed on my head.

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.

Too much character, an excess of character.

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

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

History was not made by those who did nothing.

No human being is ideal. Only God is ideal.

Always a mistake to assume just because people are privileged, they lack grit.

When you’ve been in my position as long as I have, you see how quickly and how often a nation’s fortunes can change. Joblessness, recession, crises, war. All of these things have a way of correcting themselves. Countries bounce back. People do. Because they simply have to.

There comes a time where one must draw a line in the sand.