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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

The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Beyond Christmas Everyone Love Message Raech Show
What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Come Future Hope Now Once Pass
It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

All Ancestral Country Here Just One Queen Strain
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
[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Answer Better Cellphone During Formal Important Meet Rang Someone Woman
It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Commonwealth Define Easy Enough Indeed Pastime Popular Quite
They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Aunt Happen Just Me Riyal
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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Before Declare Devote Family Great Imperial Life Long Service Short Whole
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
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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Clear Individual Leave Lesson Life Load Process Response Share Throw Together Work
Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Earth Occupy Pay Rent Room Work
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
[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It’s unfair. If a man looks solemn, it’s automatically assumed he’s a serious person, not a miserable one.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Ache Being Criticize Expression Serious Simply Smile
For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Bit Come Down Heaven Likely
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
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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Accept Better Courageous Defeat Determine Down Future More Seem Struggle

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.

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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.

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