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Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Filipino Politician
Born: Jun 15, 1945
Died: Sep 29, 2016
Death Government Me People Philippines You
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The cancer that demands our urgent attention is corruption and poverty. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Corruption Cancer Poverty Our Attention Demands Urgent
I articulate the deepest need of the Filipino people, which is reform of a corrupt culture. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Culture People Corrupt Reform Articulate Which Filipino Deepest Need
I have no one at my side except God and His angels. I pray to God that He will turn my enemies into pillars of salt. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
God Enemies Will Salt Side Angels Except No-One He Pillars Pray His Turn
Sexy is the attraction that is given as an encomium to women or men, or the capacity to attract the attention of the opposite sex because of their physical attributes. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Women Sex Men Sexy Physical Given Attention Attract Attraction Attributes Because Opposite Opposite Sex Capacity
Although I may not be sweet, I am full of passion. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Passion Sweet Although Am May Full
My father said, 'Aren't you going to do anything to help people? We have a whole rack of relatives who are always breaking the law. At least help your relatives.' And so that's what I did. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
You People Law Father Relatives Said Always Least Did Going Anything Breaking Rack Your Help Help People Who Whole
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. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Life Best Me Live Life Try Live Way Best Way Source Taught Lama Unhappiness Really Avoid Basic Dalai Dalai Lama Desire
There is simply too much corruption, too much money available for the taking. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Corruption Money Too Much Too Too Much Money Simply Taking Available Much
It is illegal for the budget department to discriminate among senators. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Budget Discriminate Department Senators Illegal Among
Energy is always a matter of psychology for every individual. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Matter Energy Every Individual Always Psychology
That's the very essence of pork barrelism, when you give a huge lump sum to a person and say, 'Well, tell us what you want it for, but you are free to decide where to spend it on.' Miriam Defensor-Santiago
You Free Sum Spend Say Tell Give Well Huge Very Person Essence Where Want Decide Us Pork Lump
I thought you would have to be insane to go into politics. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Politics You Thought Insane Would Go
Planet Earth is estimated to have a lifetime of nine billion years. And we're right smack in the middle of our lifetime. We've been in the universe for 4.5 billion years. So, that should mean something. We should sort of take a look at where we came from and where we are going. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Universe Nine Our Earth Something Smack Take Lifetime Look Sort Came Been Years Going Middle Where Estimated Mean Planet Planet Earth Should Billion Right
I'm not in the habit of going to a psychologist. I psychologize myself. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Myself Habit Going Psychologist
Everything in politics is politically motivated, didn't you know? Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Politics You Everything Know Motivated Politically
Experience has shown us that attempts to control the Internet will invariably fail. We should be instructed by the failed efforts of China to regulate political content, the efforts of America to regulate Internet gambling, or the efforts of Australia to regulate certain speech. By its very nature, the Internet will always resist such controls. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Nature Experience Political Internet Will Control Invariably Attempts Fail Failed Instructed Content Always Australia Very America Efforts Controls China Us Certain Should Gambling Regulate Shown Resist Speech
Society leaders have urged me to seek the presidency. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Me Society Presidency Seek Leaders Urged
The Philippines will have to once and for all abandon its full-spectrum dependence on America as a guarantor of its national security. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Philippines Will National Once Abandon Security America National Security Dependence
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! Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Death Welcome Inevitable Later See Threatened Between Since Know Decade Difference Dying Really Assassination Now
Entering politics is a fate worse than death. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Politics Death Fate Worse Entering Than
There is nothing wrong with centralizing the budget in Manila. We are such a small country. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Country Nothing Small Small Country Wrong Budget Manila
I refuse for any person or organized group to dictate to me what God is. That is really the height of insufferable hubris. I believe in just immediately putting to death or just putting over the cliff people who assume they know about God. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Death God Me People Group Believe Assume Immediately About Putting Over Know Insufferable Cliff Hubris Dictate Person Any Just Refuse Height Really Organized Who

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