It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIIt has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
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Families, friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. Indeed, sadly, it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit.
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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 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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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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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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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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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 should like to be a horse.
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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.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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We 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.
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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.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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