I have always believed that if we do well, we must also do something to help others in society.

You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan, focus, work hard and be very determined to achieve your goals.

There is no substitute for hard work. There is no such thing as overnight success or easy money.

I started with shoes, and with hard work and discipline, the business prospered. I moved to the department store business and again, things went well.

SM Seaside City Cebu: soon to be the Philippines' Largest Mall and the 4th Largest in the World

Chronic problems tend to come from chronic habits.

When you deprive yourself of happiness, you deprive yourself your sense of being.

I am not quite Martha Stewart, but I do like cooking and gardening.

Regular exercise is one of the most powerful ways to grow younger and live longer.

People on death row, the treatment of animals, women's right to choose. So much in America is based on religious fundamentalist Christianity. Grow up! This is the modern world!

Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.

Parents don't know their children at all. No one knows anyone, in fact.

Very narrow areas of expertise can be very productive. Develop your own profile. Develop your own niche.

He will live ill who does not know how to die well.

Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used.