I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThe 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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.
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1992 is not a year I shall look back on with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it hasturned out to be an Annus Horribilis.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
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They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. …
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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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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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Families, friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. Indeed, sadly, it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
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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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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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