It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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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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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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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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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 what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
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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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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn’t a servant because they don’t slam doors.
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I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God’s Will, united in spirit and in aim.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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 have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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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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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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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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