He who would love much has also much to suffer.

On this battlefield man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart.

To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open a book that tells of her past.

Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice.

Treat your old parents as you would like to be treated by your children later.

Ignorance is servitude, because as a man thinks, so he is; a man who does not think for himself and allows himself to be guided by the thought of another is like the beast led by a halter.

Genius has no country. It blossoms everywhere. Genius is like the light, the air. It is the heritage of all.

One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.

I die without seeing dawn's light shining on my country... You, who will see it, welcome it for me...don't forget those who fell during the nighttime.

It is enough for the evil people to succeed, for the good people to do nothing.

No good water comes from a muddy spring. No sweet fruit comes from a bitter seed.

Whatever happened, I'd met my person, the one my soul connected to.

Reality is not an inspiration for literature. At its best, literature is an inspiration for reality.

placid, adj.Sometimes I love it when we just lie on our backs, gaze off, stay still.

Stop saying you're not racist because you have a friend that's black. That's like saying you're not a pedophile because you have a friend that's a kid.

There is something sublime about its aloofness from and its indifference to its external environment.

Eskimos are uncivilised because they don't have any shops.

I make such big efforts to forget things and I can't tell the story of my life because, thank God, I'm still living it.

Whatever the career, sales ability distinguishes superstars from also-rans.

You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish.

Today further EU targeted sanctions on Syria come into force. The message is clear and unambiguous: those responsible for the repression will be singled out and held accountable.