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

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.

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.

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.

Love brightens and purifies the heart.

Nourish yourself every day with the wonderful things that life has to offer you. Nourish yourself in the present moment. Walk in the kingdom of God.

We cannot ask in behalf of Christ what Christ would not ask Himself if He were praying.

We believe in peace in the settlement of all disputes through peaceful means, in the abolition of war, and, more particularly, nuclear war.

What are you reading for?

An Irishman needs three things : silence, cunnning, and exile.

It's in Macbeth: "The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon." I seldom have occasion to pull it out, but it's ready and waiting!

A quarrelsome man deserves no honors.

I loved the Romeo and Juliet of the whole thing; this forbidden love between these two characters.

As long as you are pure of heart, you speak the truth.