My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well.

Prince Charles is an absolute Mountbatten. The real intelligence in the royal family comes through my parents to Prince Philip and the children.

Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province.

Well done is better than well said.

My dad always said, 'Don't worry what people think, because you can't change it.'

When I was a little girl, if I didn't eat my soup, my mother would say, 'You have to think of all the Chinese children who have nothing to eat.' But now, for my children, Chinese people make everything, and for my grandchildren, they buy everything.