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

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Prince Charles
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: November 14
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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 of the actual facts and ideals of the period.
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I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.
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If you think about your and my grandchildren, this is what really worries me. I don't want them - if I'm still alive by then - to say, 'Why didn't you do something about it?', when you could have done.
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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.
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I find myself born into this particular position. I'm determined to make the most of it. And to do whatever I can to help. And I hope I leave things behind a little bit better than I found them.
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The less people know about what is really going on, the easier it is to wield power and authority.
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