At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar. They came with their gifts to worship the Christ child.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IITrue patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first time for the common good of our community.
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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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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.
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There are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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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.
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