Quotes from Diana
Diana Speaks Out
Quotes said by Diana to think about!
- 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?
- Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.
- Being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be.
- Call me Diana, not Princess Diana.
- 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.
- 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.
- What must it be like for a little boy to read Daddy never loved Mummy?
- When you are happy, you can forgive a great deal.
- 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 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.
- You can't comfort the afflicted without afflicting the comfortable.
- 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.
- The people I care about are the people out there on the street. I can
identify with them.
- Yes I do touch. I believe everybody needs 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 a normal thing to do and when I saw the reassurance an
action like that gave, I did it everywhere.
- 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 realise 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.
- The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so
intolerant of each other.
- There were three of us in this marriage so it was a bit crowded!
- 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.
- I'm aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit
world looking after me.
- I've got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.
- If I am to care for people in hospital I really must know every aspect of
their treatment and to understand their suffering.
- If men had to have babies, they would only ever have one each.
- If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love.
- It's not sissy to show your feeling.
- My first thoughts are that I should not let people down, that I should
support them and love them.
- 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.
- Life is just a journey.

Memorable words from
a memorable woman
who impacted our world
through her compassion,
caring, actions, and yes
indeed...her words.