In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThe Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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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Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.
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Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendour that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God’s Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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