It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.

Grief is the price we pay for love.

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.

These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

Good memories are our second chance at happiness.

[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?