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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.

Queen Elizabeth II

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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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Coward Danger Dare Fatter Nobly Overcome
[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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Answer Better Cellphone During Formal Important Meet Rang Someone Woman
[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn’t a servant because they don’t slam doors.
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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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All Consequence Deep Extend Past Sincere Suffer Sympathy Those Thought Trouble
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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All Christian Faith God Help Love Meditation Ourselves People Prayer Reflection Renew
Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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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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Business Difficult Football Game Wonderful
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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All Express Gratitude Grief Hope Join Loss Princess Short Tomorrow Too
These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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Baby Come Until Ready Wretch
It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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Been Breathe Gentleness Hard Humankind Progress Women
Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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Blood Community Description Family Mean Nation Necessarily Not Often Organisation Relative
Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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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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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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Colonies Country Impossible Keep Know Lack Lost Manner Statesmanship Time Yield
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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Action Balance Between Distraction Forget Need Pause Reflection Right Stock Take
I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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Carefully Future Hope People Think

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