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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThe 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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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 have to be seen to be believed.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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I should like to be a horse.
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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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Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendour that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God’s Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
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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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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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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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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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It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
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