This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first time for the common good of our community.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWhat were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance.
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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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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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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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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. …
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Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendour that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God’s Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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 me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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[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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Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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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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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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