We are shallow because we are mayabang, ego driven, and do not have the humility to understand that we are only human, much too human to mistake knowledge for wisdom.

We write from life and call it literature, and literature lives because we are in it.

No man stops caring as long as he breathes. As long as he has a mind and memory, he will care. This is what separates us from the animals. We have feelings.

Time will come that all that we love, we will eventually lose, and all that we hate we will eventually face.

You will find that our enemies are our own kin. It is they who betray us. So learn this most important lesson-in the end, our worst enemy is ourselves

Just because you have so much to give does not mean that they'll all be accepted. There's more to giving than just giving.

In the '50s, I was traveling alone all over Mindanao, Basilan, all the way to Tawi-Tawi with just a camera and a notebook. I always stayed in the houses of Moros.

The Japanese bureaucracy is unique. It is also very powerful, although it is now the object of so much criticism. Many of Japans brightest made it a pillar of strength and continuity.

I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.

Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.

She was benediction, a touch of faith, life itself coursing through my veins collapsed in age and turmoil, and to my fatigued and weary heart, a new and vibrant throb.

There is a difference between eating and drinking for strength and from mere gluttony.

As a writer, I know that - you write a first draft and then put it in a drawer. The longer I can put it in a drawer, the better off I am. So I structure my writing so that things can sit.

The majority of romantic comedy movies have nothing to do with love, but everything to do with infatuation.

I am neither an optimist nor pessimist, but a possibilist.

No emotion or insight is too small to inflict on the world. Let it all fly. Don't let it eat you from the inside.

United [Airlines] sucks, man. I've got like a million miles and they never bump me to first class because they think I'm just a kid and give the seat to some schmoozy guy in a business suit.

There's a huge crowd out there that basically will go nuts recommending to every coach on the planet, "Hey, coach, I've been playing with the analytics. I think you should do X, Y, and Z."

Be careful with what you say. A girl remembers everything.

A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.

I've always tried to be positive. There's a lot going on.