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The Spaniard is gallant and patriotic, and sacrifices everything, in favorable moments, for his country's good. He has the intrepidity of his bull. Jose Rizal
Good Country Everything Favorable Sacrifices He Bull His Patriotic Gallant Moments
Necessity is the most powerful divinity the world knows, and necessity is the resultant of physical forces set in operation by ethical forces. Jose Rizal
World Physical Divinity Powerful Most Most Powerful Forces Knows Operation Ethical Necessity Set
I have recommended in my writings the study of civic virtues, without which there is no redemption. I have written likewise (and repeat my words) that reforms, to be beneficial, must come from above, that those which come from below are irregularly gained and uncertain. Jose Rizal
Words Beneficial Virtues Those Must Recommended Civic Above Uncertain Writings Written Study Come Likewise Redemption Without Repeat Reforms Which Gained Below
I can't be an ingenue forever, and I wouldn't want to be. Lea Salonga
Forever Want Ingenue
I play video games a lot... I love to read... I enjoy spending time with my husband and daughter, who are my most favorite people in the world. Lea Salonga
Love Video Games Time People World Husband Daughter Enjoy Spending Spending Time Favorite Favorite People Most Read Lot Video Games Who Play
Love your enemies... it's not always an easy tenet to live by... and I have more often than not been inclined to wish my enemies ill than well. Lea Salonga
Love Enemies Wish Live Easy More Well Always Been Than Often To Live By Your Ill Inclined
'Allegiance' is pretty much a book musical. You know, people talk and then they burst out into song. Lea Salonga
You Book People Song Musical Out Pretty Allegiance Know Talk Burst Then Much
I was 28, and my mom was living with me. I had to decide. You have to claim it; you can't ask permission. After a gig in Singapore, she went home, I went to New York on my own, I packed her stuff in boxes and sent it home. I don't think she liked me for a while for doing that. It was something I needed to do to carve out my own space. Lea Salonga
Home Mom Me You Space Own Living Think Claim Out Gig Carve Something My Own Had Stuff New Liked Singapore She Boxes Permission Doing York New York After Decide While Packed Sent Ask Her Needed
I have a half-brother who is very, very, very gay, many cousins, best friends who are all members of the LGBT community, and for me to not say anything would be hypocritical. There is a lot of prejudice. People think it is abnormal. No, it's just another normal. Lea Salonga
Best Me Gay People Community Think Say Members Would Would-Be Abnormal Hypocritical Another Cousins Normal Lot Friends Very Just Anything Prejudice Who Many
I think I will always be performing; I don't think I can take that away. Because I really just enjoy it. I like getting up to sing; I like the challenge of learning new material and singing it in front of an audience. Lea Salonga
Learning Challenge Will Singing Enjoy Think Take New Performing Like Sing Because Audience Always Material New Material Up Front Getting Just Really Away
When I'm doing a one-on-one with somebody, I have to speak in a language that that person can understand, using a vocabulary that they instantly get, and I always have to feel my way around to figure that out. It's a lot of fun, and it's also really challenging - challenging in a different way from performing. Lea Salonga
Speak Language Somebody Way Out One-On-One Vocabulary Instantly Feel Performing Also Around Understand Always Doing Lot Person Get Different Really Figure Fun Using Different Way Challenging
When I was about 6, my cousin was very active in a Filipino repertory company, doing musicals and plays. Her aunt was one of the founders of the company, and she told my mom that there were these auditions for 'The King and I,' and that they needed kids. I auditioned, got in and the love affair started from there and just kept going. Lea Salonga
Love Mom King Active Kids Musicals About She Got Auditions Cousin Doing Affair Were Aunt Repertory Very Love Affair Going Just Company Filipino Founders Her Started Kept Needed Plays
I'd love to do just straight theatre. I'd love to do film and television, too. Lea Salonga
Love Theatre Too Television Just Straight Film Film And Television
I seem to have a soft spot in my heart for Australia and Australian actors. After having worked with one in 'Cinderella' and a multitude of them in 'Cats,' I've wanted the opportunity to actually perform 'down under.' Lea Salonga
Heart Cats Opportunity Down Soft Spot Cinderella Seem Having Perform Spot Australia Australian Wanted After Them Worked Multitude Actor Actually Soft
In the modern operas that 'Miss Saigon' and 'Les Miz' are, nobody breaks out into song from conventional book dialogue. Everything is sung from beginning to end, including the recitative. Lea Salonga
Book Song Beginning Everything Out Sung Miss Nobody Operas Dialogue End Modern Conventional Breaks Les Including
The thing about Sondheim is that it does get very cerebral. You do need a faculty with words and a love for the lyrics to not just pull it off, but to have an appreciation for it. Lea Salonga
Love You Appreciation Words Lyrics About Sondheim Faculty Does Off Very Get Just Cerebral Thing Need Pull
I would love to do some straight drama. A lot of times it's not up to the actor, it's up to the producer. It's up to the powers that be. Lea Salonga
Love Drama Would Some Powers Lot Up Times Straight Producer Actor
We need to direct our efforts toward one goal, and that is to survive. Lucio Tan
Our Direct Toward Goal Survive Efforts To Survive Need
There was a time in the mid-'50s when the Philippines was in the same league as Japan economically and academics-wise. Lucio Tan
Time Philippines Economically League Same Japan
The thing to do is to buy and sell. Lucio Tan
Buy Sell Thing
Airlines are very competitive. Lucio Tan
Airlines Very Competitive
Every year, I send 1,000 students to China to study Chinese history, language, and culture. Lucio Tan
History Culture Language Year Every Students Study Send China Chinese
There was a time in the mid-1950s when the Philippines was in the same league as Japan economically and academically. Fifty years down the road, and we are almost dead last in the ASEAN region. Lucio Tan
Time Philippines Down Road Almost Economically League Academically Dead Years Same ASEAN Region Japan Fifty Down The Road Last
In this era of globalisation, I believe that the only way to push the Philippines forward is to focus our energy on improving English, mathematics, science, and technology. Lucio Tan
Mathematics Technology Science Philippines Focus Science And Technology Energy Believe Our Way Only Push Globalisation Era Improving English Forward
All the education programmes provided by our foundations are in pursuit of a common vision to upgrade education standards and quality of life. Lucio Tan
Life Education Quality Vision Programmes Our Pursuit Quality Of Life Provided Upgrade Common Standards Foundations
Everywhere we go, we make sure that PAL displays the warmth, hospitality, and everything that is good about the Philippines and its people. Lucio Tan
Good People Philippines Everything Everywhere About Hospitality Make Sure Go Warmth Pal
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