Queen Elizabeth's Most Delightful, Witty, and Moving Quotes
Over the course of the Queen Elizabeth's 70-year reign, her speeches have become tentpoles for the British public to mark the passing of time. In honor of her 96th birthday, we're taking a look back at her most memorable quotes : On motherhood: "If I am asked what I think about family life after 25 years of marriage, I can answer with equal simplicity and conviction, I am for it." In 2012, when Kate Winslet was awarded with a CBE, she told the Queen she "loves being a mum" even more than being an actress, to which the Queen reportedly replied, "Yes. That's the only job which matters." On the royal family: "Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities , of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements." On grief: "Grief is the price we pay for love." On getting older: "None of us can slow the passage of time ; and while we often focus on all that has changed in the intervening years, ...