"Although my experience is so short and my task so new, I have in my parents and grandparents an example which I can follow with certainty and with confidence." — From her Coronation Day speech in 1953
"The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women." — From her Christmas broadcast in 1954
"Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom, and we must always be ready to listen and respect other points of view." — From her Christmas broadcast in 1991