"The fish only knows that it lives in the water, after it is already on the river bank. Without our awareness of another world out there, it would never occur to us to change."
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Prince William quotes (page 2 of 3)
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"It's like a rugby team. If you're picking for the World Cup final, you're picking experience with youth. Everything is better off having that balance and that mix. I think that, especially, goes for the monarchy as well."
"You hear a lot of horror stories about proposing and things going horribly wrong - it went really, really well and I was really pleased when she said yes."
"We could not be happier."
"I'm always open for people saying I'm wrong because most of the time I am."
"The Refrigerator" Perry: "I've been big ever since I was little."
"I get quite lazy about cooking because when I come back from work it is the last thing I want to do, really is spend loads of time cooking."
"It's my mother's engagement ring so I thought it was quite nice because obviously she's not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement of it all - this was my way of keeping her close to it all."
"We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want a family so we'll have to start thinking about that."
"Only the mad girls chase me, I think."
"I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place."
"I'm reasonably headstrong about what I believe in, and what I go for, and I've got fantastic people around me who give me great support and advice."
"I do think I am a country boy at heart. I love the buzz of towns and going out with friends and sitting with them drinking and whatever - it's fun - but, at the same time, I like space and freedom."
"I'm still trying to decide. It's a really difficult one because I really enjoy my time in the Air Force. And I'd love to continue it. But the pressures of my other life are building. And fighting them off or balancing the two of them has proven quite difficult."
"When I was younger and my parents used to always slap my hand if I was picking my nose or if I was running around screaming I was told to shut up."
"I know that I am very fortunate. I have the support of my family and friends, I do a job I enjoy and I have Catherine."
"I always remember having a healthy respect for my grandmother."
"I just want to go to university and have fun - I want to be an ordinary student. I'm only going to university. It's not like I'm getting married - though that's what it feels like sometimes."
"There are times where you can't do it yourself and the system takes over, or it's appropriate to do things differently. But I think driving your son and your wife away from hospital was really important to me."
"I don't deliberately select my friends because of their background. If I enjoy someone's company, then that's all that counts. I have many different friends who aren't from the same background as me and we get on really wellit's brilliant."