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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.

Queen Elizabeth II

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 II

Always As Christian Heart How Lie Spirit Story Stuck Togetherness
You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.
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Believe Language Learn Need Some Ass Sometimes Stand Yourself
Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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Business Difficult Football Game Wonderful
I have to be seen to be believed.
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Believe Seen
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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Communities Courage Family Friend From Often Rise Source Withing
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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Coronation Declare Future Gone Hope Our Power Splendid Sure Symbol Year
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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All Ancestral Country Here Just One Queen Strain
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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

All Express Gratitude Grief Hope Join Loss Princess Short Tomorrow Too
The 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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Attender Diamond Event Experience Humbling Jubilee Mark
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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Back Correspondance More One Pleasure Shall Look Sympathetic Undilute World Year
We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.
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Day Emotion Fell Few Grand Heart Last Mother Queen
It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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All Do Property To Trained Training
They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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Aunt Happen Just Me Riyal
What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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Come Future Hope Now Once Pass
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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Bothered Devotion Give Heart Island Nation People
True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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Exclude Other Patriotism True Understanding
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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Attribute Encourage Find Formula Know Observe Often Single Some Success Universal Way Year
Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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All Best Disagreement Eccentricity Family Impetuous Like Share Youngster
For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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Bit Come Down Heaven Likely
I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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Carefully Future Hope People Think
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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

All Consequence Deep Extend Past Sincere Suffer Sympathy Those Thought Trouble
Grief is the price we pay for love.
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Grief Love Pay Price
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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Cut Do Eventually Leave Most Nobody Parent Place Pleasant Protect Unconditionally Way World
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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Clear Individual Leave Lesson Life Load Process Response Share Throw Together Work
For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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Also Christmas Come Device First Other Time Together
Look, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he’s not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It’s pathetic.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Appeal Crazy Forward Look Party Pathetic Right Thinking
They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. …
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Community Courage Great Happiness Measure Meet Steadfastness Whole

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