def remove_quotes(string: str) -> str:
    """
    Removes quotes from around a string, if they are present.

    :param string:  The string to remove quotes from.
    :return:        The string without quotes.
    """

    # If starts and ends with double-quotes, remove them
    if string.startswith('\"') and string.endswith('\"'):
        string = string[1:-1]

    # If starts and ends with single-quotes, remove them
    elif string.endswith('\'') and string.endswith('\''):
        string = string[1:-1]

    # Return the (unquoted) string
    return string