Albert II

“The Red Cross Gala is unique. There's great history there. It's the highlight of the summer in terms of social and charity events.”

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

“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 have always respected the freedom of expression. But the dissemination of false information is lamentable and subject to criminal penalties.”

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

“On various occasions we have been able to host almost all Monegasques on the palace square... It feels like a big family.”

“Something deep inside me lives by challenges.”

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

“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.”

“I monitor very carefully, in the automobile sector in particular, the development of new technologies which help to limit negative effects on the environment by influencing human actions.”

“Monaco has a vocation to embrace other cultures. Should this be forgotten, the European and American origins of my family are there to remind us.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“The IOC presidency has been suggested to me.”

“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.”

“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 guess every athlete has in the back of his mind being good at a sport and making it big.”

“Certainly, when I started bobsledding I didn't think of being in the Olympics some day.”