Tomorrow at 7, I shall be shot; but I am innocent of the crime of rebellion. I am going to die with a tranquil conscience.

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.

Perfection is pure-fiction.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

If something is going to be better, it is new, and if it's new you are confronting problems and challenges you don't have references for.

I'm pretty simple, I don't use a hairbrush or a certain kind of hair product.

Don't peak in high school.

Greatness breaks laws.

What I love about New Hampshire and what we have in common is our extreme love of liberty...You're the state where the shot heard round the world in Lexington and Concord.

Do you know how painful it is to tell someone you love him and not hear him say it back?

Everybody has down times and stuff that they have to work through. I worked through that stuff because I've always wanted to be playing soccer.

My Aunt Marion used to always tell me 'a touch of sun adds an air of intrigue...'