Discover the most inspiring and insightful Princess Diana quotes in this curated collection of the best 75 quotes. Gain valuable wisdom and heartfelt lessons from the iconic Princess Diana as she shares her thoughts on love, compassion, motherhood, and more. Let her words inspire and empower you as you delve into her remarkable journey and legacy. Explore these timeless quotes and embrace the incredible spirit of Princess Diana.
Princess Diana Quotes
1- “I should never have played with fire and I did. And I got very burned.” – Princess Diana
2- “If men had to have babies, they would only ever have one each.”
— Princess Diana
3- “I’m aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit world looking after me.” – Princess Diana
4- “HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it.” – Princess Diana
5- “I felt compelled to perform. Well, when I say perform, I was compelled to go out and do my engagements and not let people down and support them and love them.” – Princess Diana
6- “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.” – Princess Diana
7- “People think at the end of the day that a man is the only answer to fulfillment. Actually, a job is better for me.” – Princess Diana
8- “There’s no better way to dismantle a personality than to isolate it.” – Princess Diana
9- “I’d like to be a queen of people’s hearts, in people’s hearts, but I don’t see myself being the queen of this country.” – Princess Diana
10- “I understand people’s suffering, people’s pain, more than you will every know yourself.” – Princess Diana
11- “You can’t comfort the afflicted with afflicting the comfortable.” – Princess Diana
12- “Yes, I do touch. I believe that everyone needs that” – Princess Diana
13- “It took a long time to understand why people were so interested in me.” – Princess Diana
14- “What must it be like for a little boy to read that daddy never loved mummy?” – Princess Diana
15- “Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.” – Princess Diana
16- “I don’t even know how to use a parking meter, let alone a phone box.” – Princess Diana
17- “The day I walked down the aisle at St. Paul’s Cathedral, I felt that my personality was taken away from me, and I was taken over by the royal machine.” – Princess Diana
18- “I desperately loved my husband and I wanted to share everything together, and I thought that we were a very good team.” – Princess Diana
19- “Two things stand like stone: Kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own.” – Princess Diana
20- “I thought I was the luckiest girl in the world. I had tremendous hope in me.” – Princess Diana
21- “I wear my heart on my sleeve.” – Princess Diana
22- “It has always been my concern to touch people with leprosy, trying to show in a simple action that they are not reviled, nor are we repulsed.” – Princess Diana
23- “I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.” – Princess Diana
24- “The people that I care about are the people out there on the street. I can identify with them.” – Princess Diana
25- “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.” – Princess Diana
26- “If I am to care for people in hospital I really must know every aspect of their treatment and to understand their suffering.” – Princess Diana
27- “Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.” – Princess Diana
28- “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 of reward or punishment, safe in the knowledge that one day, someone somewhere might do the same for you.” – Princess Diana
29- “I touch people. I think everyone needs that. Placing a hand on a friend’s face means making contact.” – Princess Diana
30- “One day I’m going to go up in a helicopter and it’ll just blow up. MI5 will do away with me.” – Princess Diana
31- “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.” – Princess Diana
32- “Any sane person would have left long ago. But I cannot. I have my sons.” – Princess Diana
33- “Is it a weakness that I lead from my heart and not my head?” – Princess Diana
34- “I found myself being more and more involved with people who were rejected by society – with drug addicts, alcoholism, battered this, battered that – and I found an affinity there.” – Princess Diana
35- “It’s vital that the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It’s what I try and do.” – Princess Diana
36- “Whatever ‘in love’ means.” – Princess Diana
37- “The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other.” – Princess Diana
38- “I work on instinct. It’s my best adviser.” – Princess Diana
39- “I am not a political figure, I am a humanitarian figure, always was, always will be.” – Princess Diana
40- “It’s not sissy to show your feeling.” – Princess Diana
41- “Being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.” – Princess Diana
42- “Everybody needs hugs.” – Princess Diana
43- “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.” – Princess Diana
44- “I wish all the mothers, fathers and children out there realize how much I need them and how much I value their support.” – Princess Diana
45- “I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them.” – Princess Diana
46- “I’m a free spirit – unfortunately for some.” – Princess Diana
47- “My first thoughts are that I should not let people down, that I should support them and love them.” – Princess Diana
48- “Everywhere I go I smell fresh paint.” – Princess Diana
49- “Life is just a journey.” – Princess Diana
50- “Whoever is in the distress can call me. I will come running wherever they are.” – Princess Diana
51- “So many people supported me through my public life, and I will never forget them.” – Princess Diana
52- “I have a woman’s instinct and it’s always a good one.” – Princess Diana
53- “I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential as human beings and in their public duties.” – Princess Diana
54- “It is a weakness that I lead from my heart, and not my head?” – Princess Diana
55- “I think like any marriage, especially when you’ve had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it work.” – Princess Diana
56- “Family is the most important thing in the world.” – Princess Diana
57- “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana
58- “If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love.” – Princess Diana
59- “The kindness and the affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods and always your love and affection have eased the journey.” – Princess Diana
60- “I don’t go by the rule book…I lead from the heart, not the head.” – Princess Diana
61- “Hugs can do great amounts of good especially for children.” – Princess Diana
62- “When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.” – Princess Diana
63- “Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.” – Princess Diana
64- “I’d like to be a queen in people’s hearts but I don’t see myself being queen of this country.” – Princess Diana
65- “Anywhere I see suffering that is where I want to be, doing what I can.” – Princess Diana
66- “Only do what your heart tells you.” – Princess Diana
67- “…and if you were lucky enough to find someone who loved you, then you must protect it.” – Princess Diana
68- “I knew that something profound was coming my way and I was just treading water, waiting for it. I didn’t know what it was. But I knew I was different from my friends in where I was going.” – Princess Diana
69- “I like to be a free spirit. Some don’t like that, but that’s the way I am.” – Princess Diana
70- “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?” – Princess Diana
71- “I want my boys to have an understanding of people’s emotions, their insecurities, people’s distress, and their hopes and dreams.” – Princess Diana
72- “Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.” – Princess Diana
73- “People think that at the end of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is better for me.” – Princess Diana
74- “I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved” – Princess Diana
75- “Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.” – Princess Diana
