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" Conflict, of course, comes about because of the misuse of power and the clash of ideals, not to mention the inflammatory activities of unscrupulous and bigoted leaders. But it also arises, tragically, from an inability to understand and from the powerful emotions which, out of misunderstanding, lead to distrust and fear. "

Prince Charles

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Love Me

" Perhaps it has been too uncomfortable for those with vested interests to acknowledge, but we have spent the best part of the past century enthusiastically testing the world to utter destruction; not looking closely enough at the long-term impact our actions will have. "

" You don't want to see me all the time. You get bored. "

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You

" The mistake is to think that clever technology can solve everything, but it can't solve our relationship with nature, which is where I think it's gone wrong in that we have somehow abandoned our proper connection with nature. "

" All the time I feel I must justify my existence. "

" As you may possibly have noticed from time to time, I have tended to make a habit of sticking my head above the parapet and generally getting it shot off for pointing out what has always been blindingly obvious to me. "

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

" We need to be realistic. There is very little we can do now to stop the ice from disappearing from the North Pole in the summer. And we probably cannot prevent the melting of the permafrost and the resulting release of methane. In addition, I fear that we may be too late to help the oceans maintain their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. "

" Women are not automatically second-class citizens because they live in Islamic countries. We cannot judge the position of women in Islam aright if we take the most conservative Islamic states as representative of the whole. "

" There's nothing like a jolly good disaster to get people to start doing something. "

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

" It's always nice to have somebody on your side. "

" All my life, people have been telling me what to do. I'm tired of it. My private life has become an industry. "

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

" Extremism is no more the monopoly of Islam than it is the monopoly of other religions, including Christianity. "

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Monopoly

" On an increasingly crowded planet, humanity faces many threats - but none is greater than climate change. It magnifies every hazard and tension of our existence. "

" I have often thought that one of the less attractive traits of various professional bodies and institutions is the deeply ingrained suspicion and outright hostility which can exist towards anything unorthodox or unconventional. "

" We can halt the destruction of the world's rainforests - and even restore parts of them - in order to ensure that the forests do what they are so good at - in other words, storing carbon naturally. "

" We might be more inclined to think about the longer term if we were more aware of what is happening around us. Perhaps daily weather forecasts could include a few basic facts about the Earth's vital signs or details of where climate change is increasing the likelihood of damaging weather? "

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

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

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You

" There is an old show business saying which warns never to work with animals or children, but nobody prepared me for Molly Meldrum. "

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" The medieval Islamic world, from Central Asia to the shores of the Atlantic, was a world where scholars and men of learning flourished. But because we have tended to see Islam as the enemy of the West, as an alien culture, society, and system of belief, we have tended to ignore or erase its great relevance to our own history. "

" We would never comment on private correspondence. "

" 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. "

Prince Charles

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" The whole of nature cries out at our mistreatment of her. If the planet were a patient, we would have treated her long ago. "

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

" As long as I do not take myself too seriously, I should not be too badly off. "

" I think I can safely say that, as adolescents, most people have excess energy to spare and need adventure, excitement, and a challenge. "

" 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. "