"It has turned out to be an annus horribilis."
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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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"Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare."
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"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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"True patriotism doesn't exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others."
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"The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load."
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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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"I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish."
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"I should like to be a horse."
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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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"In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy. 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. ... 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 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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"For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down."
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"I hope people will think very carefully about the future."
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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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"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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"What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass."
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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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"It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all."
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"Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance."
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