To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWork is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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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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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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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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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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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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I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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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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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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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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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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