[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWhen 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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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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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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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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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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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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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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The 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.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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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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