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 IIWe 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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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In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
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