‘For me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose birth we celebrate today, is an inspiration and an anchor in my life.’
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll has passed on.
We will always love you and remember you, rest in peace Ma’am.
‘For me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose birth we celebrate today, is an inspiration and an anchor in my life.’
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll has passed on.
We will always love you and remember you, rest in peace Ma’am.
‘Mom was one of those unbelievably sly, influential drunks who could hook you in, all the while cutting you down. It was borderline sociopath, minus the murder.’
‘My basic belief is that if you don’t profit from harm to anyone else, then you’re all right. You’re on the right track. When you perceive that your action is going to injure someone, you must avoid it. If harm does happen, you must try to mend it. If I can see harm coming to someone, then I won’t do or I won’t advocate it.’
‘The dried up beds of old smiles.’
(Description of crow’s feet)
‘Freedom was not in the mind or the imagination, but to be fought for, in the here and now.’
‘Would you please help me, would you pull my pants off?’
–The Queen, to a surprised footman, upon coming in from a long morning in wet weather. Her boots and waterproof leggings were proving difficult to remove)
‘I’ve won! I’ve won!’
–The Queen (upon learning that England’s cricketers had just won a test against Australia).
‘You should answer that. It might be someone important.’
The Queen (to someone whose mobile phone was ringing during an audience with The Queen).
‘I have broken out of the cage that encloses me, and opened a shutter to the outside world. I feel no chains. I can fly higher and higher because the bars of my cage are open.’