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constancy

kon stuhn see

  • n  the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
    early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds
  • n  (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
  • n  faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)
Quotes

  • Ban Ki-moon in UPI.com
    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the queen "a living symbol of grace, constancy and dignity."
  • Dwight Eisenhower in Branson Courier
    About Armed Forces Day 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower said, "It is fitting and proper that we devote one day each year to paying special tribute to those whose constancy and courage constitute one of the bulwarks guarding the freedom of this...
  • Helen Mirren in Times Online
    As Mirren said: "I think of all the things the Queen has gone through, the psychological traumas of the war years, 10 prime ministers . . . but she's had the same values, the values of duty first, self last, and that constancy is extraordinary . . ....

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