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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More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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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 British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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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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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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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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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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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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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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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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It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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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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It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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