Prince Charles Quotes (47 Quotes)



    The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.

    I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.


    That's called a microphone. It's a big sausage that picks up everything you say - and you're starting early.


    I think, as probably many of you will know from the experience of family loss, perhaps in your own lives, it is inevitably very difficult to cope with grief at any time, but perhaps you might realize it is even harder when the whole world is watching.

    My sentiments today are those of a proud and loving son, who hopes that you will join with me in wishing the queen the happiest of happy birthdays, together with the fervent prayer that there will be countless memorable returns of the day.

    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.

    We shall never forget that if the Few had failed ... the consequences for this nation would have been unforgettable.

    In my view, the great long-term challenges today, apart from the most urgent need to tackle climate change, is creating meaningful employment for young people.

    Our beliefs and values call out for peace and not conflict.

    We feel proud of you proud and grateful for everything you have done for your country and the Commonwealth over 50 extraordinary years.

    If science has taught us anything, it is that the environment is full of uncertainties. It makes no sense to test it to destruction. While we wait for the doctor's diagnosis, the patient may easily die.

    With the support of the Islamic Development Bank, my charities will be able to increase their efforts to address the challenges we face in Britain's cities and help those younger British Muslims who feel they have little or no stake in society to play a fuller part in the country's affairs.

    Both our nations have been united by grief and strengthened by the support we have given each other.

    If only because he chooses to spend time with her rather than getting up to things he shouldn't.

    Truly the burden of the world rests on your shoulders,

    China will tonight take responsibility for a place and a people which matter greatly to us all.

    I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet.

    I am enormously grateful to Mr Fawcett for all he has done over many years and I wish him well with his new business.


    It's funny, the influence that women can have on getting us men sorted out is enormous.

    I hope other newspapers will show restraint and not use these pictures.

    These remarkable awards remind us of the compassion, decency and courage which still exists in every corner of the land.

    The challenges confronting the United Nations today are, of course, very different than to those faced in the aftermath of World War 2 and during the Cold War - problems such as the proliferation of extremism and civil conflicts, the rapid spread of disease, climate change and the unsustainable use of the planet's finite resources.

    Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.

    I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability.

    A renaissance of mutton won't change the world but it just might, might make the difference between farmers' survival and disappearance and that, ladies and gentlemen, is enough for me.

    Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth.

    If you make everything over efficient, you suck out, it seems to me, every last drop of what, up to now, has been known as culture.

    We shall not forget you, and we shall watch with the closest interest as you embark on this new era of your remarkable history.

    Somehow, we have to find the courage to re-assert the once commonplace belief that human beings have a duty to act as the stewards of creation.

    I had thought I would be mortally embarrassed but I wasn't.


    Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?

    I think of Christians living within some Muslim nations, who find themselves fettered by harsh and degrading restrictions, or subject to abuse by some of their fellow citizens.

    What is so distinctive of the great ages of faith surely was that they understood, as well as sacred texts ... the meaning of God's word for all time and its meaning for this time.


    Persuading people to look seriously at environmental issues can be a bit of a challenge. I know I've tried it for a long time. So I am full of admiration for organizations such as the World Resources Institute, Environmental Defense, the Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Club.

    Our hearts go out to you today as they did on that dreadful today.

    And while saying that, I wonder, too, what extra role the United Nations might be able to play with regard to a country, for instance, like Zimbabwe whose independence celebrations I officiated at on behalf of the queen over 20 years ago and which is now undergoing such a traumatic experience.

    When their engagement was announced on February 10, the queen and her husband, Prince Philip, issued a statement saying they were very happy ... warmest good wishes for their future together.


    If English is spoken in heaven. God undoubtedly employs Cranmer as his speechwriter. The angels of the lesser ministries probably use the language of the New English Bible and the Alternative Service Book for internal memos.

    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.

    That's so amazing, fantastic, it's so very nice of you to come today, I'm thrilled.

    Islam called Jews and Christians the peoples of the book because they, like Muslims, are a part of a religion of sacred texts.


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