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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFootball’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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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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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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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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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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Look, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he’s not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It’s pathetic.
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I should like to be a horse.
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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.
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