Top 90 Princess Diana Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”

— Princess Diana

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2. “Only do what your heart tells you.”

— Princess Diana

3. “I don’t go by the rule book. I lead from the heart, not the head.”

— Princess Diana

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4. “Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.”

— Princess Diana

5. “There’s no better way to dismantle a personality than to isolate it.”

— Princess Diana

6. “Life is just a journey.”

— Princess Diana

7. “I like to be a free spirit. Some don’t like that, but that’s the way I am.”

— Princess Diana

8. “I’d like to be queen of people’s hearts.”

— Princess Diana

9. “Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.”

— Princess Diana

10. “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

11. “I do things differently, because I don’t go by a rule book, because I lead from the heart, not the head, and albeit that’s got me into trouble in my work, I understand that.”

— Princess Diana

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12. “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.”

— Princess Diana

13. “I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them.”

— Princess Diana

14. “It is a weakness that I lead from my heart, and not my head?”

— Princess Diana

15. “I have a woman’s instinct and it’s always a good one.”

— Princess Diana

16. “The biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved.”

— Princess Diana

17. “If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love.”

— Princess Diana

18. “When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.”

— Princess Diana

19. “I wear my heart on my sleeve.”

— Princess Diana

20. “Whoever is in the distress can call me. I will come running wherever they are.”

— Princess Diana

21. “I’m a free spirit – unfortunately for some.”

— Princess Diana

22. “I am not a political figure. The fact is I am a humanitarian figure and always will be.”

— Princess Diana

23. “Everywhere I go I smell fresh paint.”

— Princess Diana

24. “You can’t comfort the afflicted with afflicting the comfortable.”

— Princess Diana

25. “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

26. “The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other.”

— Princess Diana

27. “It’s not sissy to show your feeling.”

— Princess Diana

28. “I should never have played with fire and I did. And I got very burned.”

— Princess Diana

29. “I work on instinct. It’s my best adviser.”

— Princess Diana

30. “I am always going to be true to myself.”

— Princess Diana

31. “Everybody needs hugs.”

— Princess Diana

32. “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

33. “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

34. “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

35. “I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. 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

36. “Call me Diana, not Princess Diana.”

— Princess Diana

37. “Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life – a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.”

— Princess Diana

38. “I thought I was the luckiest girl in the world. I had tremendous hope in me.”

— Princess Diana

39. “I understand that change is frightening for people, especially if there’s nothing to go to. It’s best to stay where you are. I understand that.”

— Princess Diana

40. “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

41. “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

42. “I’ve got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.”

— Princess Diana

43. “Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children.”

— Princess Diana

44. “It’s vital that the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It’s what I try and do.”

— Princess Diana

45. “Whatever ‘in love’ means.”

— Princess Diana

46. “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

47. “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”

— Princess Diana

48. “Family is the most important thing in the world.”

— Princess Diana

49. “I’d like to be a queen in people’s hearts but I don’t see myself being queen of this country.”

— Princess Diana

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50. “Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.”

— Princess Diana