West Side Story was terribly important because of the style of the dancing and the gangs of New York.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man...
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ZARA PHILLIPS My dad can be pretty critical sometimes.
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WALLIS SIMPSON Forgive me for not writing but this man is exhausting.
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LIZA MINNELLI an inner strength that my parents gave me, especially my mother.
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