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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.

Queen Elizabeth II

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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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All Express Gratitude Grief Hope Join Loss Princess Short Tomorrow Too
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
[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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Before Each Numerous Portrait Sitting Teeth
[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
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
In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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Apparel Both Built Country Peace Precious Recognise Remember Side Since Suffer War Year
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
[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
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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Communities Courage Family Friend From Often Rise Source Withing
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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Aware Been Continent Ocean People Spread Support Task Throughout Time Wide World
Grief is the price we pay for love.
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Grief Love Pay Price
It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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Commonwealth Define Easy Enough Indeed Pastime Popular Quite
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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Coronation Declare Future Gone Hope Our Power Splendid Sure Symbol Year
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
Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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Earth Occupy Pay Rent Room Work
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

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