Why independence? If the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow.

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.

The world is a peaceful place.We make it hateful by forgetting our grace.

We can bring into being, the things we dream. So much of what we are is, limited or expanded by, what we think.

One of my favorite things to do is put my headphones on, blast some good music and just walk my own personal music video

God has never made a mistake. Ever.

To me, a wilderness is where the flow of wildness is essentially uninterrupted by technology; without wilderness the world is a cage.

You can't expect success. It's a process. Part of getting to success is failure.

I've never felt a need to really respond to someone else's writing.

Yes, creation is moving toward us; life is moving toward us all the time. We back away, but it keeps pushing toward us. Why not step forward and greet it.

Teddy Kennedy rose to become a liberal lion by collaborating with Republicans.

Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.