What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIAt 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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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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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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[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It’s unfair. If a man looks solemn, it’s automatically assumed he’s a serious person, not a miserable one.
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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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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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My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
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I should like to be a horse.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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