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

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" It is baffling, I must say, that in our modern world we have such blind trust in science and technology that we all accept what science tells us about everything - until, that is, it comes to climate science. "

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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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

" 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? "

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

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" 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. "

" We're busily wrecking the chances for future generations at a rapid rate of knots by not recognizing the damage we're doing to the natural environment, bearing in mind that this is the only planet that we know has any life on it. "

" 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

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" Your greatest achievement is to love me. "

Prince Charles

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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