It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFamily does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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 has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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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 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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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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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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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 hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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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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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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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
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