I had a simple goal in life: to be true to my parents and our country as an honorable son, a caring brother, and a good citizen.

The Philippines is strategically located and blessed with the greatest resource: its people, who are hard-working, very loyal, and very adaptive.

I was put into office by the people who believed in my idea that corruption is the root of poverty; that an end to corruption would mean an end to poverty.

The message has to be sent that if you commit a crime there has to be punishment.

Although I was born to famous parents, I know and feel the problems of ordinary citizens.

I'm not concentrated or concerned with any other factors rather than just being able to do the best job that I can.

Peace in the Middle East is of prime importance to the Philippines, due to the presence of around 2 million of our countrymen working in that region.

Pictorial is something that I am not used to. You have to pose, smile, bend your arm, straighten up, look to the left.

The Kingdom of God is, in reality, the mental kingdom of a conscientious, compassionate and courageous human.

Every dog is a lion at home.

We do not know whether Hitler is going to found a new Islam. He is already on the way; he is like Muhammad.

Children learn eagerly and well when they have need of the knowledge.

I never had anyone I could call “Master”. No Christ died for me. No Buddha showed me the right path. In the depths of my dreams no Apollo or Athena appeared to me to enlighten my soul

The gems of philosophy are not less precious because they are not understood.

During an election campaign the air is full of speeches and vice versa.

When you do an interview with me, you're talking to a cheap imitation of the person that I really am. There's no magic in my words, it's just me talking.

Murderers very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids.

Very sorry to disappoint you, guys. It was not for my girlfriend but for Sachin Tendulkar.