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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.

Queen Elizabeth II

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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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Common Community Destructive First Good Hameed New Power Prowe Such Terrifying Time Weapon
[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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Bedroom Door Immediate Intruder Realize Servant Slam
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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All Christian Faith God Help Love Meditation Ourselves People Prayer Reflection Renew
For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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Bit Come Down Heaven Likely
I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
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Bothered Devotion Give Heart Island Nation People
It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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Annus Horible Out Tune
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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Administer Battle Common Else Justice Law Lead Something
[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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Answer Better Cellphone During Formal Important Meet Rang Someone Woman
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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Badmouth Begin Century Head Like Modern Monarchy More Ninth People
In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
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Active Axvious Lead Live Lonely Money People Turbulence Uneventful Worlld
The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally.
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Cut Do Eventually Leave Most Nobody Parent Place Pleasant Protect Unconditionally Way World
Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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Blood Community Description Family Mean Nation Necessarily Not Often Organisation Relative
Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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Chance Good Happiness Memory Second
The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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Always Be British Constitution Puxxle Will
Think what we would have missed if we had never … used a mobile phone or surfed the Net — or, to be honest, listened to other people talking about surfing the Net.
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Honest Listen MIssed Mobile Net never Phone Surf Surfed Talk Think
True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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Exclude Other Patriotism True Understanding
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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Calm Ever Greater Husband Love Quite Simply Stay Strength Yeat
I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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Breakfast Country Egg Myself Prefer
[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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Ache Being Criticize Expression Serious Simply Smile
When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
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Accept Better Courageous Defeat Determine Down Future More Seem Struggle
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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Average Course History Long Men Nation Soundness Upward Women
It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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Commonwealth Define Easy Enough Indeed Pastime Popular Quite
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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Country Garden Here History Ignore Impossible Laid Madam People Person President Remembrance Speak Weight Wreath Yesterday
It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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Been Breathe Gentleness Hard Humankind Progress Women
It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
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All Always Been Case Harvest Leadership Peace Perhaps Warning
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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Always As Christian Heart How Lie Spirit Story Stuck Togetherness
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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Attender Diamond Event Experience Humbling Jubilee Mark

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