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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

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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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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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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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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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I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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[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.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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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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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 has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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Before Each Numerous Portrait Sitting Teeth
[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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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 know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.
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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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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 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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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
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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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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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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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Come Future Hope Now Once Pass

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