Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?
I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet.
As human beings, we suffer from an innate tendency to jump to conclusions, to judge people too quickly, and to pronounce them failures or heroes without due consideration.
There's nothing like a jolly good disaster to get people to start doing something.
I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.
I'm not very good at being a performing monkey.
I'd rather go by bus.
The whole of nature cries out at our mistreatment of her. If the planet were a patient, we would have treated her long ago.
All my life, people have been telling me what to do. I'm tired of it. My private life has become an industry.
I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability.
Something as curious as the monarchy won't survive unless you take account of people's attitudes. After all, if people don't want it, they won't have it.
You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe: when it knocked down our buildings it did not replace them with anything more offensive than rubble. We did that.
Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.
On an increasingly crowded planet, humanity faces many threats - but none is greater than climate change. It magnifies every hazard and tension of our existence.
The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.
Conflict, of course, comes about because of the misuse of power and the clash of ideals, not to mention the inflammatory activities of unscrupulous and bigoted leaders. But it also arises, tragically, from an inability to understand and from the powerful emotions which, out of misunderstanding, lead to distrust and fear.
Your greatest achievement is to love me.
I find myself born into this particular position. I'm determined to make the most of it and to do whatever I can to help. And I hope I leave things behind a little bit better than I found them.
All the time I feel I must justify my existence.
As long as I do not take myself too seriously, I should not be too badly off.
