Life is a consequence of our moral choices.

A true teacher does not terrorize ignorant students, because a true teacher knows that it is his job to cure ignorance.

I eat death threats for breakfast!

Handbags, I don't at all like them because they occupy my hands. My hands always have to be ready in case I need to slap somebody.

When someone told me, 'Ang ganda mo' I answered 'Sana ikaw rin.'

I shall be honored to go to jail. Under a dictatorship, the detention cell is a place of honor.

I will jump headfirst from a helicopter in Luneta if Estrada gets removed from power.

Since we all know that death is inevitable, I don't really see the difference between dying now and dying a decade later. So if I'm threatened with assassination, I welcome it!

The Dalai Lama has taught me that the best way to live life is to try and avoid desire. Desire is really the basic source of unhappiness.

Research shows that when women are empowered as political leaders, countries often experience higher standards of living with positive developments in education, infrastructure, and health care.

What makes me angry is when people know what is right but have, over the years, attuned themselves to the fact that what they're doing, stealing money from government, is acceptable.

I'm thirty-four.""You don't look thirty-four.""That's because I'm not married." Mae's smile felt as if it were set in concrete. "Marriage tends to age a woman.

When we carry the thoughts of negativity and self-criticism, we inspire just what we don’t want: poor health and an unattractive physical body.

How could you have a war on terrorism when war is terrorism?

A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into the rhythm of it. It is different than patience. It is not thinking. It is working with the rhythm.

However logical our induction, the end of the thread is fastened upon the assurance of faith.

You can't really feel the direct change from one president to another versus people closer to you in local elections.

North Carolina's approach in crafting its law ensured the creation of the best possible law and, consequently, North Carolina is now the acknowledged leader in addressing predatory lending.

I will commend the Democrats for one thing. If they name Keith Ellison as the head of the DNC, then I'll commend them for truth in advertising.

Nanny Ogg knew how to start spelling 'banana', but didn't know how you stopped.

All I know is that I am constantly intrigued by something I'm doing.