Quotes from Albert II, Prince of Monaco

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

The simple fact that half of the oxygen that we breathe is produced by the oceans should be reason enough to mobilize around the issue of better protecting our oceans.

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.

F1 has to keep appealing to sports fans and not only to motor racing fans but to possibly a wider public... I don't know if it's only social media or different electronic devices that will do that. How to establish more of a personal link to the drivers and to the teams - these are things that you have to think of.

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.

Electric cars are the future.

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

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

I'll never grow up. I'll always be a child at heart.

I can't say that every day is wonderful bliss and enjoyment.

I am delighted to see that the issue of coral reefs is receiving the attention it deserves.

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

There is such a history and such a mystique around the name of Ferrari and the success that it has had. The whole imagery and legend of the red cars and what they mean to the world of automobiles and racing itself. It is hard to imagine F1 without them.

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.

It is together that we will be able to save our biodiversity. This is a principle of effectiveness. But it is also a principle of humility; none of us can act alone.

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.

It never ceases to amaze me how art can touch and inspire people.

Bringing anyone into royal circles is a pretty tough act. Especially in the British royal family, which is scrutinized by the press as no one's been.

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

There are some people in Monaco who aren't thrilled at the idea of me going down an ice track in a sled going 90 miles an hour. But they've accepted it.

Something deep inside me lives by challenges.

We will never harm the Jews.

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