Quotes by Diana, Princess of Wales

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

Diana, Princess of Wales on service
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"Perhaps we're too embarrassed to change or too frightened of the consequences of showing that we actually care. But why not risk it anyway? Begin Today. Carry out a random act of seemingly senseless kindness, with no expectation or reward or punishment. Safe in the knowledge that one day, someone somewhere might do the same for you."

Diana, Princess of Wales on service
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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."

Diana, Princess of Wales on service   

"I love meeting people and helping them."

Diana, Princess of Wales on service   

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

Diana, Princess of Wales on service   

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

Diana, Princess of Wales on service   

"I'm aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit world look after me."

Diana, Princess of Wales on spirituality   

"At the age of 19, you always think you are prepared for everything and you think you have the knowledge of what?s coming ahead."

Diana, Princess of Wales on surprises   

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

Diana, Princess of Wales on sympathy   

"I am always going to be true to myself."

Diana, Princess of Wales on truth
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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."

Diana, Princess of Wales on understanding
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"I understand people's suffering, people's pain, more than you will every know yourself."

Diana, Princess of Wales on understanding   

"If I am to care for people in hospital I really must know every aspect of their treatment and to understand their suffering."

Diana, Princess of Wales on understanding   

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

Diana, Princess of Wales on children
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"I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am."

Diana, Princess of Wales on choice   

"It's vital the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It's what I try and do."

Diana, Princess of Wales on communication   

"You can't comfort the afflicted with afflicting the comfortable,"

Diana, Princess of Wales on conflict   

"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."

Diana, Princess of Wales on cooperation   

"Death doesn't frighten me."

Diana, Princess of Wales on death