30 Inspiring Quotes From Princess Diana About Life, Family, and Royalty
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30 Inspiring Quotes From Princess Diana About Life, Family, and Royalty
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“Being a princess isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.”
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“It’s vital that the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It’s what I try and do.”
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“The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other.”
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“Call me Diana, not Princess Diana.”
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“Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.”
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“I want my boys to have an understanding of people’s emotions, their insecurities, people’s distress, and their hopes and dreams.”
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“I like to be a free spirit. Some don’t like that, but that’s the way I am.”
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“Only do what your heart tells you.”
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“Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.”
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“You can’t comfort the afflicted with afflicting the comfortable.”
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“I am not a political figure, I am a humanitarian figure, always was, always will be.”
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“Life is just a journey.”
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“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.”
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“Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.”
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“Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.”
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“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”
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“Hugs can do great amounts of good—especially for children.”
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“I’d like to be a queen in people’s hearts.”
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“Family is the most important thing in the world.”
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“The biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved.”
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“I don’t go by the rule book ... I lead from the heart, not the head.”
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“I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential.”
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“People think that at the end of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is better for me.”
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“I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them.”
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“If you find someone you love in your life, then hang onto them.”
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“Don’t call me an icon. I’m just a mother trying to help.”
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“When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.”
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“I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a hospital for the sick children, and feel that I am needed. I want to do, not just to be.”
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“The kindness and the affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods and always your love and affection have eased the journey.”
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“If men had to have babies, they would only ever have one each.”
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