Here are 50 quotes attributed to Princess Diana that encapsulate her empathy, sense of humor, and dedication to humanitarian causes and reflect various aspects of her life, thoughts, and legacy
- “I don’t go by the rule book; I lead from the heart, not the head.” – Princess Diana
- “Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.” – Princess Diana
- “Only do what your heart tells you.” – Princess Diana
- “Hugs can do great amounts of good, especially for children.” – Princess Diana
- “I wear my heart on my sleeve.” – Princess Diana
- 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
- “The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other.” – Princess Diana
- “I’d like to be a queen in people’s hearts but I don’t see myself being queen of this country.” – Princess Diana
- “Family is the most important thing in the world.” – Princess Diana
- “I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved.” – Princess Diana
- “Being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.” – Princess Diana
- “I like to be a free spirit. Some don’t like that, but that’s the way I am.” – Princess Diana
- “I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.” – Princess Diana
- “If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love.” – Princess Diana
- “I want my boys to have an understanding of people’s emotions, their insecurities, people’s distress, and their hopes and dreams.” – Princess Diana
- “Life is just a journey.” – Princess Diana
- “When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.” – Princess Diana
- “Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.” – Princess Diana
- “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
- “I touch people. I think everyone needs that. Placing a hand on a friend’s face means making contact.” – Princess Diana
- “I think the biggest disease this world suffers from is people feeling unloved.” – Princess Diana
- “The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey.” – Princess Diana
- “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
- “I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them.” – Princess Diana
- “I’m aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit world looking after me.” – Princess Diana
- “Call me Diana, not Princess Diana.” – Princess Diana
- “Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.” – Princess Diana
- “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
- “Whatever ‘in love’ means, you can apply it to me.” – Princess Diana
- “Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.” – Princess Diana
- “It’s vital that the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It’s what I try and do.” – Princess Diana
- “The press is ferocious. It forgives nothing, it only hunts for mistakes.” – Princess Diana
- “I’m not a political figure. I am a humanitarian figure, always was, always will be.” – Princess Diana
- “You can’t comfort the afflicted with afflicting the comfortable.” – Princess Diana
- “I don’t even know how to use a parking meter, let alone a phone box.” – Princess Diana
- “People won’t need me forever and perhaps better people will replace me.” – Princess Diana
- “Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own.” – Princess Diana
- “I am all about caring. I have always been like that.” – Princess Diana
- “I never know what my husband will do next… but I am always loyal to my husband.” – Princess Diana
- “If men had to have babies, they would only ever have one each.” – Princess Diana
- “I am not a political figure, nor do I want to be one, but I come with my heart.” – Princess Diana
- “It’s not sissy to show your feeling.” – Princess Diana
- “I wear my heart on my sleeve and my emotions are always on my skin.” – Princess Diana
- “It’s all about understanding, listening and caring for the people you’re involved with.” – Princess Diana
- “If there is a supreme being, he’s crazy.” – Princess Diana
- “There is no better way to dismantle a personality than to isolate it.” – Princess Diana
- “You have to give love to get love.” – Princess Diana
- “The world is too little aware of the waste of life, limb and land which military madness creates.” – Princess Diana
- “I don’t think many people will want me to be queen. Actually, when I say many people, I mean the establishment that I married into, because they have decided that I’m a non-starter.” – Princess Diana
- “The world is a better place when we remember to smile.” – Princess Diana
