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

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.

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

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

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.

I'm not too modest of a person. I've got a pretty blue sense of humor.

I was a kid watching music videos, which were so cool and made me want to learn how to dance. I wish I could've gone to dance classes and learn, like, hip-hop dancing.

Being a father makes everything in the world make sense.

You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.

I've always been a big fan of science fiction and of the worlds of the spiritual and the mystic.

Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience.

Every living being needs continually renewed, and education is simply the chief process by which renewal occurs.

If people do not revere the Law of Nature It will adversely affect them. If they accept It with knowledge and reverence, It will accommodate them with balance and harmony.

Hard working people stopping for a drink on the way to work.

Freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society -- once the right to travel is curtailed, all other rights suffer.