Top 44 Albert II, Prince of Monaco Quotes

I did my first speech when I was 17, well, my first formal speech. So I’ve had time to deal with it, and to adjust to it, but I can’t say I’m like gung-ho on public speaking or interviews for that matter.

I think very early on, my sisters and I understood the value of nature and what it can do for us, and that we are part of nature. Even if we are all seemingly intelligent beings and we’re at the top of the food chain, that doesn’t mean that we have to remove ourselves from nature.

I’ve practiced a lot of different sports. I stopped counting after 15.

We may be small in size but we have a lot to offer. Visit us – that would be great. Live in Monaco if there is room – that would be wonderful.

Those of us who were fortunate enough to know my mother – her family and friends – knew her to be a genuine, warm and loving woman – a woman who always put her family first.

There’s no miracle formula but we have to move towards a lower carbon economy. We don’t have any other choice.

I appreciate versatility.

Tokyo is unbelievable. They have loads for kids, and the range of activities they can propose for young kids is incredible.

I want the full Olympic experience.

Charlene has a very strong personality and I have no doubt of her desire to get involved in things alongside me.

The protection of biodiversity and, therefore, of endangered species is an issue to which I attach a great deal of importance.

Our health depends on the health of the environment in which we live.

Winning has become too important in all sports, with too many commercial rewards.

Jews are an important part of our kingdom, and I am happy you chose to gather here in our country.

I like women but I want a meaningful relationship.

Within all of us, there is a little child. Why not enjoy life?

We’re an independent sovereign country and that’s very important to Monaco.

That’s been the key to the good success of Monaco – the closeness between the Grimaldi family and the Monegasques.

Monaco’s neutrality is one of our main attributes – the role of small countries is to act as go-betweens between big nations.

I consider myself a private person most of the time so it’s hard to perform in a very public situation and have to do… public appearances and speeches depending on what it is and what the situation is.

I really wanted to address different issues of protection of biodiversity, water management issues that I knew were pretty severe in most countries, and then of course climate change.

Creating wealth is not an end in itself. It needs to be shared by all.

It’s not easy for anybody in a position of responsibility… There are some very unpleasant meetings. I try to think what nice things will come after my meetings are over… having a nice glass of wine.

I’m tired of seeing the press equate Monaco with money laundering.

We depend on nature to survive… it is our responsibility also to take care of our home, planet Earth.

Even if you are a small country, as we are, that doesn’t prevent you from having big aspirations.

Jews are an important part of our kingdom, and I am happy you chose to gather here in our country.

Climate change has far-reaching consequences for our own survival on this planet. As an issue, it overrides everything else.

I want to be recognized for my performance as an athlete and not because of who I am.

If everyone that has agreed to the Paris Agreement wants to meet their targets they are going to have to make renewables part of the equation. There’s no other way out of it.

Mothers are always sending me pictures of their daughters.

Protecting the environment is just as important a priority as the economic imperatives.

It will be very difficult for whoever will be with me, not even in marriage, whoever goes out with me seriously. Even if she doesn’t look remotely like my mother, she will be compared to her.

I’ve always tried to protect my private life as much as possible, and that is the hardest part because that is what a lot of media are more interested in – the private aspect more than the official side of things.

You have to protect your personal life, your family and their intimacy as much as possible, whenever possible. Especially when you’re a public figure with appearances to attend. Of course, that’s harder to do than to say.

You can rest assured that I will marry… And I will also create my own family.

Just being with some of the best athletes in the world is a marvelous experience.

The British community is very active and very generous in many different areas. I can only have high praise for them.

We are faced with an incredible challenge to curb our greenhouse-gas emissions around the globe. Everyone has to realize this and come to terms with this.

Bobsledding has made me a more confident person.

If I were to write my epitaph… Epitaph? Hey, shut-up Albert. I’d want to be remembered as someone who loved his sport and tried his best.

I came to bobsledding quite by accident. I was on a skiing holiday in St. Moritz and took a guest ride. I liked it. I thought it was a thrilling experience. It is scary. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was apprehensive at first.

Oceans are a family heritage, because of my great-great-grandfather, but also my father, who spearheaded different initiatives to better protect the Mediterranean. He was very instrumental in setting up the Pelagos Marine Sanctuary, which is a sanctuary for marine mammals between Italy, France and Monaco.

It’s true that Ferrari and Monaco are the two most important things to F1.