I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWe 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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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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When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
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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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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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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.
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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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I should like to be a horse.
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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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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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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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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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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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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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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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