Princess Diana

Being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be.


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.

Don't call me an icon. I'm just a mother trying to help.


Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.


Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.

Family is the most important thing in the world.


Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.


HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it.


Hugs can do great amounts of good - especially for children.


I adore him... I have never been so happy. I have real love.


I am all about caring. I have always been like that.


I am not a political figure, nor do I want to be one; but I come with my heart.


I don't even know how to use a parking meter, let alone a phone box.

I don't go by the rule book... I lead from the heart, not the head.


I don't want expensive gifts; I don't want to be bought. I have everything I want. I just want someone to be there for me, to make me feel safe and secure.


I felt compelled to perform - to do my engagements and not let people down. And they supported me, although they weren't aware how much it carried me through.


I have a woman's instinct and it's always a good one.

I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them.

I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour; for a day, for a month, but I can give and I'm very happy to do that and I want to do that.


I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am.


I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.

I remember when I used to sit on hospital beds and hold people's hands, people used to be shocked because they'd never seen this before. To me it was quite normal.

I think like any marriage, especially when you've had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it work.


I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month, but I can give. I am very happy to do that, I want to do that.

I understand people's suffering, people's pain, more than you will ever know yourself.


I want my boys to have an understanding of people's emotions, their insecurities, people's distress, and their hopes and dreams.


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.


I wear my heart on my sleeve.


I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential as human beings and in their public duties.


I wish all the mothers, fathers and children out there realize how much I need them and how much I value their support.


I'd like people to think of me as someone who cares about them.


I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself being queen of this country.


If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love.


Life is just a journey.


Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.


Only do what your heart tells you.


People think at the end of the day that a man is the only answer to fulfillment. Actually a job is better for me.


People think that at the end of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is better for me.


So many people supported me through my public life and I will never forget them.



The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey.


The people that I care about are the people out there on the street. I can identify with them.


There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.


They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?


This boy is dead now, I knew it before taking him in my arms, I can remember his face, his suffering, his voice.


What must it be like for a little boy to read that daddy never loved mummy?