Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.
There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.
Once a champion, always a champion.
My countrymen: we have reached a turning point in our history. The choice is yours. Shall we venture into this brave new world, bright with possibilities, or retreat to the safety of our familiar but sterile past? I am for crossing the frontier.
Filipino talents and skills are becoming ubiquitous in many parts of the world. Returning Filipino workers have helped improve our skills and technological standards.
My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.
I will fight to the last breath, even though my family cowers in terror in the palace.
Freedom is not just declared; it is exercised.
Whatever be the challenges, whatever be the obstacles before us, I say to you as I say to everybody else that we will overcome.
I have Chinese blood in me... I am not ashamed to admit that perhaps the great leaders of our country all have Chinese blood.
I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?
I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.
I do not care how brave a president is; I do not care how many medals he may wear. I do not care how well trained his guards may be. If he violates the will of the people, he shall be eliminated.
To preserve our sovereign integrity, we must prove to them nobody need tell us how to hold a clean and democratic election.
I am not afraid to go to jail.
In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
Nobody is impervious to misfortune.
My friends in the opposition have forgotten that the constitution of the Philippines was amended in 1973 with their participation. The constitution mandates the administration, including the Batasan, or legislature, to convert slowly into a semiparliamentary form of government. The president in such a situation can issue decrees and edicts.
It is not true that I dictate what should be done. There is a dialogue.
So long as I'm president, communism will not thrive here.
