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" 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. "

Prince Charles

World

Destruction

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Prince Charles

Business

Saying

" We are not the technology. It should be our - you know, our slave, the technology. But it's rapidly becoming our master in many areas, I think. "

" I have for some time now been deeply troubled by the growing difficulties faced by Christian communities in various parts of the Middle East. It seems to me that we cannot ignore the fact that Christians in the Middle East are increasingly being deliberately targeted by fundamentalist Islamist militants. "

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

" I'm not very good at being a performing monkey. "

" We would never comment on private correspondence. "

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

Prince Charles

Expect

You

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

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

" 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. "

" The whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center. So by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, I think, with more attraction and interest and character. "

Prince Charles

Car

Create

" I'd rather go by bus. "

Prince Charles

Bus

Rather

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" As human beings, we suffer from an innate tendency to jump to conclusions, to judge people too quickly, and to pronounce them failures or heroes without due consideration. "

" It's always marvelous to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage. "

" 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. "

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

Prince Charles

Bored

You

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "