My detention has been worth every second if only to prove my innocence to those who truly matter most my countrymen.

I hope that the truth shall eventually give me back my freedom.

Through the ballot, we can defend our democracy from the threat of dictatorship.

The truth will come out in the end.

I will prove my innocence, ... I guarantee the Filipino people that I will be vindicated because the truth is on my side.

Why should I resign ... First of all, I am not guilty of any of these charges. Second, we have a constitution to follow.

There is only one government in the Philippines and that is how it will stay.

Peace, ... is crucial, because my government aims to hasten Mindanao's development by transforming it into the country's food basket.

The downsides of globalization are indeed painful, ... But taking the bigger pills against its ills is superior to living inside a sterile bubble.

My term ends in June 2004 and I have no intention to change that.

I'm convinced I will be cleared of all these charges that were unfairly leveled against me.

[Everyone needs] a woman who'll listen, take your side, tell the truth - or not, as you need it. A woman you can count on, no matter what, and who'll love you no matter how much you screw up.

Spirit is the real and eternal matter is the unreal and the temporal.

A general flavour of mild decay but nothing local as one may say.

One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis, including the leadership positions.

Let me be very clear: my friendship with my friends ends where the interest of the country begins.

You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.

Those afraid of the universe as it really is, those who pretend to nonexistent knowledge and envision a Cosmos centered on human beings will prefer the fleeting comforts of superstition.

We have to stop our jobs from being stolen from us. We have to stop our companies from leaving the United States and, with it, firing all of their people.

Yet some there be that by due steps aspire To lay their just hands on that golden key That opes the palace of Eternity.

I played the best role I've ever seen on TV or film in the last five years. It was hugely gratifying.