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

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.

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.

The youth is the hope of our future.

We stand the risk of regression, because you refused to take risks. So life demands risks.

Many without punishment none without sin.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard, learn to live, and by her busy ways, reform thy own.

The extraordinary thing about my mother, she's so modest about me.

You know, I guess I just don't like to talk a lot about sad things. Now you know my flaw. What good does it do to talk about sad things in the past?

Lost in the barrage of images and self-serving analysis are the economic and social causes of the conflict.

Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely, very calmly, but nevertheless, state them openly.

We keep waiting for the American people to wake up, and they keep hitting the snooze bar. But something, folks, someday, will wake them up. Of that I'm confident.

No problem is insoluble, given a big enough plastic bag.

My life is as good as an Abba song. It’s as good as Dancing Queen.