It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IITo what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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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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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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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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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.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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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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My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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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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 should like to be a horse.
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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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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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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.
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I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God’s Will, united in spirit and in aim.
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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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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Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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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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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.
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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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