It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThere 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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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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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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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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I don’t like to badmouth people. But I’m the head of a monarchy that began in the ninth century, and I’m apparently more modern than Chris Christie.
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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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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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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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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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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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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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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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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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To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
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