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Elizabeth I Quotes about Leadership

I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.

Elizabeth I

Leadership, Courage, Kings

Speech to troops at Tilbury, England (1588).

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It is monstrous that the feet should direct the head.

Elizabeth I

Leadership, Feet, Should

Elizabeth I (2002). “Elizabeth I: Collected Works”, p.98, University of Chicago Press

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For, what is a family without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I think, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch.

Elizabeth I

Leadership, Thinking, Safety

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And therefore I am come amongst you at this time, not as for my recreation or sport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all; to lay down, for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even the dust. I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England, too.

Elizabeth I

Leadership, Sports, Kings

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