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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWork is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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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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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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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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I don’t like to badmouth people. But I’m the head of a monarchy that began in the ninth century, and I’m apparently more modern than Chris Christie.
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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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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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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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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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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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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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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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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