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 IIWork is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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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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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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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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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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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 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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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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[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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