For Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God’s love, as we strive daily to become better people.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThe British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It’s unfair. If a man looks solemn, it’s automatically assumed he’s a serious person, not a miserable one.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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I don’t like to badmouth people. But I’m the head of a monarchy that began in the ninth century, and I’m apparently more modern than Chris Christie.
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When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
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Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance.
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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
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My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
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In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.
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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.
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I should like to be a horse.
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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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