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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThe Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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.
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I should like to be a horse.
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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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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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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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I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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1992 is not a year I shall look back on with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it hasturned out to be an Annus Horribilis.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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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