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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?

Queen Elizabeth II

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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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All Best Disagreement Eccentricity Family Impetuous Like Share Youngster
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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Average Course History Long Men Nation Soundness Upward Women
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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Action Balance Between Distraction Forget Need Pause Reflection Right Stock Take
I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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Breakfast Country Egg Myself Prefer
Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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Coward Danger Dare Fatter Nobly Overcome
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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Before Declare Devote Family Great Imperial Life Long Service Short Whole
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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All Christian Faith God Help Love Meditation Ourselves People Prayer Reflection Renew
These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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Baby Come Until Ready Wretch
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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All Ancestral Country Here Just One Queen Strain
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.
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Always As Christian Heart How Lie Spirit Story Stuck Togetherness
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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Administer Battle Common Else Justice Law Lead Something
I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God’s Will, united in spirit and in aim.
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Annal Behind Commonwealth Empire Live Majesty More Splendid Strength Thousand Tradition Year
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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Community Courage Great Happiness Measure Meet Steadfastness Whole
[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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Answer Better Cellphone During Formal Important Meet Rang Someone Woman
I have to be seen to be believed.
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Believe Seen
For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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Also Christmas Come Device First Other Time Together
[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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Ache Being Criticize Expression Serious Simply Smile
Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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Let Monopoly Ourselves Seriously Take Us Wisdom
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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Believe Language Learn Need Some Ass Sometimes Stand Yourself
The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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Always Be British Constitution Puxxle Will
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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Colonies Country Impossible Keep Know Lack Lost Manner Statesmanship Time Yield
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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Bible Counsel Found Greater House Imperishable Inspiration Treasure Turn
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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Calm Ever Greater Husband Love Quite Simply Stay Strength Yeat
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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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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All Consequence Deep Extend Past Sincere Suffer Sympathy Those Thought Trouble
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.
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Cut Do Eventually Leave Most Nobody Parent Place Pleasant Protect Unconditionally Way World
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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Attribute Encourage Find Formula Know Observe Often Single Some Success Universal Way Year

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