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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Forever known as “The People’s Princess,” Princess Diana had a way of capturing the hearts of the public, and her legacy lives on more than 20 years after her death in 1997. Princess Diana marched to the beat of her own drum, often breaking traditional royal protocol, but she’ll always be remembered as a compassionate humanitarian, bold feminist, and loving mother. With season 4 of The Crown highlighting Princess Diana’s years as a royal, what better time than now to reflect on her most inspiring quotes? Here are the most notable sayings and phrases about family, love, purpose, and royalty from The People’s Princess.
“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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“Only do what your heart tells you.”