Prince William Quotes & Sayings

As any new parent knows, you're only too happy to show off your new child and, you know, proclaim that he is the best looking or the best everything. — Prince William

That which holds our attention determines our action. — Prince William

My grandmother certainly does not care for celebrity. — Prince William

I am as independent as I want to be, same as Catherine and Harry. We've all grown up differently to other generations and I very much feel if that I can do it myself, I want to do it myself. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

My house is to me as my castle, since the law has not the art to destroy it. — Prince William

Only the mad girls chase me, I think. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

The Refrigerator" Perry: "I've been big ever since I was little. — Prince William

The thing is with me I look on the brighter side of everything.There's no point being pessimistic or being worried about too many things because frankly life's too short. — Prince William

I've had lots of kids come up and ask for my autograph, I've had a grandmother stop me and ask me if I know a good place to buy underwear. — Prince William

People say it's not ambitious, but it is actually quite ambitious wanting to help people. — Prince William

All these questions about do you want to be king? It's not a question of wanting to be, it's something I was born into and it's my duty ... Wanting is not the right word. But those stories about me not wanting to be king are all wrong. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

I'm just very keen to have a family and both Catherine and I, you know, are looking forward to having a family in the future. — Prince William

I am and always will be an HRH. But out of personal choice I like to be called William because that is my name and I want people to call me William - for now. — Prince William

I think it's very important that you make your own decision about what you are. Therefore you're responsible for your actions, so you don't blame other people. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

No one is going to try to fill my mother's shoes, what she did was fantastic. It's about making your own future and your own destiny and Kate will do a very good job of that. — Prince William

As I learned from growing up, you don't mess with your grandmother. — Prince William

He's a blockhead who wants a proof of what he cannot perceive. And he's a fool a fool who tries to make such a blockhead believe. — Prince William

We could not be happier — Prince William

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. — Prince William

When the Queen says 'well done,' it means so much. — Prince William

I have to say that I thought search-and-rescue duties over Snowdonia were physically and mentally demanding, but looking after a 3-week-old baby is up there! — Prince William

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. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

I'm always open for people saying I'm wrong because most of the time I am. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

Being a small boy it's very daunting seeing the Queen around and not really quite knowing what to talk about. — Prince William

My relationship with my grandmother has gone from strength to strength. As a shy, younger man it could be harder to talk about weighty matters. It was: 'This is my grandmother who is the Queen, and these are serious historical subjects.' — Prince William

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. — Prince William

Everybody thinks I drink beer but I actually like cider! — Prince William

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. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

When I first met Kate I knew there was something very special about her. I knew there was possibly something that I wanted to explore there. We ended up being friends for a while and that just sort of was a good foundation. Because I do generally believe now that being friends with one another is a massive advantage. And It just went from there. — Prince William

I'm probably a bit of a cheeky grandson like my brother as well. We both tend to take the mickey a bit much. — Prince William

There's been a lot of speculation about every single girl I'm with and it actually does quite irritate me after a while, more so because it's a complete pain for the girls. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring. — Prince William

When I was trying to impress Kate, I was trying to cook these amazing fancy dinners and what would happen was I would burn something, something would overspill, something would catch on fire and she would be sitting in the background trying to help, and basically taking control of the whole situation, so I was quite glad she was there at the time. — Prince William

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. — Prince William

I always remember having a healthy respect for my grandmother. — Prince William