Prince Philip Quotes

Who we are is not what we wear or what glitters. It’s the spirit that defines us.

What kind of marriage is this? What kind of family? You’ve taken my career from me, you’ve taken my home. You’ve taken my name. I thought we were in this together.[to Elizabeth]

Why does everybody think, just because we’re royal, we like fine dining? Don’t they realize we’re savages? Good for nothing but school dinners and nursery food.

We all desire equality, but here’s the thing. We were not born equal.

There’s no such thing as a blameless party in a divorce.

People find it hard to trust a leader without a wife and family.

You’re not a novice anymore. You’re long past the point of thinking of us as a family. That’s the mistake people make in the beginning, but you understand, I think, it’s a system. And we’re all in this system. You, me, the Boss. The cousins, the uncles, the aunts. The lepers. For better or for worse. We’re all stuck in it. And we can’t just air our grievances and throw bombs in the air as in a normal family, or we end up damaging something much bigger and something much more important. The system.[to Diana]

You don’t raise your game by talking or thinking. You raise your game through action.

When a vessel is in rough seas, it’s sometimes necessary to alter her course.

There is no such thing as a bad compliment.

There is an imperative within man, all men, to make a mark. Action is what defines us.

I learned very early on that it’s wise not to take things for granted.