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I really do not know. I really do not know how to solve the problem of the Philippines. I cannot be the savior of this republic. Rodrigo Duterte

Problem Philippines Savior Solve Know How Cannot Republic Really

I wear cheap shoes. I don't even wear socks. Rodrigo Duterte

Shoes Wear Cheap Even Socks

As a lawyer and a former prosecutor, I know the limits of the power and authority of the president. I know what is legal and what is not. Rodrigo Duterte

Legal Lawyer Power President Prosecutor Know Limits Authority Former

When depicting Asian people in movies, books, and television or as historical figures, it's more important to humanize them and give them all of the dimensions of humanity, and that includes sexuality. Ascribe the human the full range of human qualities. Alex Tizon

Strategic partnership is based on a shared set of values. Benigno Aquino III

Values Shared Partnership Strategic Based Set

I work a lot in the slums of Tondo, Manila, and the life there is poor and very sad. And I've always taught to myself to look for the beauty of it and look in the beauty of the faces of the children and to be grateful. Catriona Gray

Sad Life Work Myself Grateful Be Grateful Beauty Slums Faces Look Always Lot Very Taught Children Manila Poor

You should live in a manner that should enable you to devote time to writing and contemplation. As is often said, the writer is at work even when he is simply looking out the window. F. Sionil Jose

Work Time You Writing Looking Live Out Window Writer He Simply Contemplation Devote Enable Said Often Manner Should Even

What most readers do not realize is that it takes a particular genius to write funny, to satirize. F. Sionil Jose

Funny Genius Write Takes Particular Most Readers Realize

I do not care how brave a president is; I do not care how many medals he may wear. I do not care how well trained his guards may be. If he violates the will of the people, he shall be eliminated. Ferdinand Marcos

People Care Will President Guards Wear Shall He Well How His Trained Brave May Many Medals Eliminated Violates

History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it. Ferdinand Marcos

History Churchill Rather Write Like Make Historians Left Then Should

Agrarian reform should not merely subdivide misery, it must raise living standards. Ownership raises the farmer from his, but productivity will keep him on his feet. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Will Ownership Living Must Misery Merely Feet Him His Reform Should Farmer Productivity Standards Keep Raise Raises

As I have shown, I will defend democracy with arms when it is threatened by violence; with firmness when it is weakened by division; with law and order when it is subverted by anarchy; and always, I will try to sustain it by wise policies of economic progress so that a democracy means not just an empty liberty, but a full life for all. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Life Democracy Wise Progress Liberty Law Try Will Anarchy Weakened Threatened Law And Order Economic Division Firmness Policies Arms Empty Always Just Sustain Order Means Full Full Life Shown Violence Defend

I like to think I'm a pretty good friend. I love having a good time, and I enjoy being able to share those good times with others. Jacob Batalon

Since it is necessary to grant six million Filipinos their rights, so that they may be in fact Spaniards, let the government grant these rights freely and spontaneously, without damaging reservations, without irritating mistrust. Jose Rizal

Government Rights Fact Since Freely Spontaneously Without Mistrust May Six In Fact Irritating Grant Reservations Million Necessary Damaging

Perhaps the great American Republic, whose interests lie in the Pacific and who has no hand in the spoliation of Africa, may someday dream of foreign possession. Jose Rizal

Great Lie Great American Possession Dream Someday Perhaps Foreign Hand American May Africa Pacific Republic Interests American Republic Who Whose

No one ceases to be a man, no one forfeits his rights to civilization merely by being more or less uncultured, and since the Filipino is regarded as a fit citizen when he is asked to pay taxes or shed his blood to defend the fatherland, why must this fitness be denied him when the question arises of granting him some right? Jose Rizal

Fitness Man Rights Citizen Pay Fatherland Must Be A Man Some More More Or Less Civilization No-One He Arises Merely Since Shed Him His Denied Question Fit Blood Ceases Being Regarded Taxes Asked Less Filipino Why Right Defend

Competition must be replaced by cooperation. Lucio Tan

Competition Must Replaced Cooperation

No matter how busy I am, I find time to read, day and night. Lucio Tan

Time Day Matter Busy Find Day And Night Read How Am Night

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