No evil is without its compensation ... it is not the loss itself but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?

What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.

A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.

Greed's worst point is its ingratitude.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Let us be brave in the face of adversity.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Whom they have injured they also hate.

Learn from the best, so one day you can become the best.

Don't ever give up. Believe in yourself or no one else will. My personal saying is: 'I'd rather die knowing that I tried to do what I love.'

During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.

I worship the quicksand he [Richard Nixon] walks in.

I love paperwhites - they smell heavenly and you can often pick them up from a big home improvement store garden center already planted in pretty terra cotta pots.

The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.

Most of leaders in Philippine politics come from rich family.

I don't like the drugs, but the drugs like me.

My activities tend to revolve around crossword puzzles, reading and playing piano and games with my friends.

I am very competitive, so when I fail I use what I learned from that mishap to fuel success.