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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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History, Curious, Survive, Monarchy

Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?

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Me, Expect, Wales, Mistress

Christianity was literally born in the Middle East, and we must not forget our Middle Eastern brothers and sisters in Christ.

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Middle, Christ, Eastern, Middle Eastern

The medieval Islamic world, from Central Asia to the shores of the Atlantic, was a world where scholars and men of learning flourished. But because we have tended to see Islam as the enemy of the West, as an alien culture, society, and system of belief, we have tended to ignore or erase its great relevance to our own history.

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Learning, Own, Islamic, Erase

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.

- Prince Charles

Failures, Tendency, Innate, Conclusions

The whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center. So by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, I think, with more attraction and interest and character.

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Think, Always, I Think, Attraction

Congratulations to 'Countdown' - it was an evening I will never forget - and a special thank you to Molly Meldrum.

- Prince Charles

Special, Will, Molly, Congratulations

Conflict, of course, comes about because of the misuse of power and the clash of ideals, not to mention the inflammatory activities of unscrupulous and bigoted leaders. But it also arises, tragically, from an inability to understand and from the powerful emotions which, out of misunderstanding, lead to distrust and fear.

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Leaders, About, Clash, Misuse

We can halt the destruction of the world's rainforests - and even restore parts of them - in order to ensure that the forests do what they are so good at - in other words, storing carbon naturally.

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Other, Restore, Ensure, Forests

We need to be realistic. There is very little we can do now to stop the ice from disappearing from the North Pole in the summer. And we probably cannot prevent the melting of the permafrost and the resulting release of methane. In addition, I fear that we may be too late to help the oceans maintain their ability to absorb carbon dioxide.

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Too Late, Release, Very, Oceans

Perhaps it has been too uncomfortable for those with vested interests to acknowledge, but we have spent the best part of the past century enthusiastically testing the world to utter destruction; not looking closely enough at the long-term impact our actions will have.

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Been, Part, Utter, Vested

It's always marvelous to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage.

- Prince Charles

Know, Encourage, Always, Marvelous

We would never comment on private correspondence.

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Never, Private, Would, Correspondence

I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability.

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Everyone, Passionately, God-Given

As you may possibly have noticed from time to time, I have tended to make a habit of sticking my head above the parapet and generally getting it shot off for pointing out what has always been blindingly obvious to me.

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Out, Shot, Been, Possibly

I have for some time now been deeply troubled by the growing difficulties faced by Christian communities in various parts of the Middle East. It seems to me that we cannot ignore the fact that Christians in the Middle East are increasingly being deliberately targeted by fundamentalist Islamist militants.

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Some, Been, Increasingly, Faced

I have often thought that one of the less attractive traits of various professional bodies and institutions is the deeply ingrained suspicion and outright hostility which can exist towards anything unorthodox or unconventional.

- Prince Charles

Attractive, Which, Traits, Unconventional

I think I can safely say that, as adolescents, most people have excess energy to spare and need adventure, excitement, and a challenge.

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Think, Need, I Think, Adolescent

The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.

- Prince Charles

Modern, Imposing, Slightly, Celebrated

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

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Doing, Nothing, Like, Jolly

You don't want to see me all the time. You get bored.

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Want, See, Get, Bored

That's called a microphone. It's a big sausage that picks up everything you say - and you're starting early.

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Big, Sausage, Picks, Microphone

Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.

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Dress, Like, Dad, Yours

Extremism is no more the monopoly of Islam than it is the monopoly of other religions, including Christianity.

- Prince Charles

Islam, Other, Extremism, Monopoly

Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth.

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Hong Kong, Most, Created, Societies

I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet.

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Red, Sometimes, Globe, Red Carpet

All the time I feel I must justify my existence.

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Existence, Feel, Must, Justify

On an increasingly crowded planet, humanity faces many threats - but none is greater than climate change. It magnifies every hazard and tension of our existence.

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Tension, Increasingly, Faces

We are not the technology. It should be our - you know, our slave, the technology. But it's rapidly becoming our master in many areas, I think.

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Think, I Think, Becoming, Rapidly

We might be more inclined to think about the longer term if we were more aware of what is happening around us. Perhaps daily weather forecasts could include a few basic facts about the Earth's vital signs or details of where climate change is increasing the likelihood of damaging weather?

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Around, About, Inclined, Likelihood

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