The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWhat were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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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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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
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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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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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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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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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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.
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You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.
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The upward course of a nation’s history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women
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I should like to be a horse.
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