86 Quotes by Queen Elizabeth II

Grief is the price we pay for love.

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.

Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God's Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.

I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.

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.

At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.

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

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