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.
Queen Elizabeth IiRead
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.
Interpretation
Working together strengthens our ability to face life's challenges.
This quote speaks to the power of collaboration and the importance of supporting one another in difficult times. It suggests that unity and teamwork enhance our resilience and preparedness to handle whatever challenges life may present.
In practice
In a team meeting to encourage collaboration on a project.
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.
In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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.
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.
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. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.
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.
Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.
A leader should have higher endurance and ability to accept and embrace failure.
There is a new model of leadership in the world that rides on the premise that every single person in the organisation can be a leader. Titles are important for structure and order, but real power does not come from titles.
The organization cannot trust the individual; the individual must trust the organization.
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
I know that millions of Americans from all walks of life agree with me that leadership does not mean putting the ear to the ground to follow public opinion, but to have the vision of what is necessary and the courage to make it possible.
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