Princess Diana

British royal, humanitarian

Contemporary influential 145 sayings

Sayings by Princess Diana

I was like a lamb to the slaughter, and I didn't know it.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I knew what my job was. It was to go out and meet the people and love them.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I don't go by the rule book. I lead from the heart, not the head.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I felt that I had been put into a goldfish bowl and every minute of every day was being watched.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I wanted to change my name to something else, like Jane.

c. 1990s — Recalled by her former butler Paul Burrell in 'A Royal Duty'
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I just want to be myself.

c. 1990s — Recalled by her former butler Paul Burrell in 'A Royal Duty'
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I will fight for my children, and I will fight for my husband, and I will fight for myself.

c. 1990s — Recalled by her former butler Paul Burrell in 'A Royal Duty'
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I think the public want someone to give them love and affection, and I'm prepared to do that.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.

1996 — Speech during a visit to Pakistan
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I love people, and I get a lot of energy from them.

c. 1990s — Recalled by her former butler Paul Burrell in 'A Royal Duty'
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I felt extremely insecure, and I was being made to feel insecure.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I thought I was strong enough to cope with anything. But I wasn't.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I was very, very much in love with my husband, and I was very much in love with the monarchy.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I understand that I am a public figure, but I am also a human being.

1992 — Letter to Daily Mail editor, quoted in 'Diana: Her True Story'
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I don't think I'll ever be a conventional Queen.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a council estate, and feel that I am needed.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I went to the Queen and said, 'I've come to you because I'm in despair.'

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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I do my best, and I hope people understand my heart.

c. 1990s — Recalled by her former butler Paul Burrell in 'A Royal Duty'
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I think the media is very powerful, and it can do a lot of good, but it can also do a lot of harm.

1995 — Interview with Martin Bashir, Panorama
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