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When I was a congressman, I had occasion to talk to this group of students who were taking their seat. There were about 80 of them and I asked them, 'How many of you will be serving in the country once you graduate?' And, out of the 80, there were two that raised their hands. The rest were thinking of leaving. Benigno Aquino III

You Will Rest Country Group Thinking Once Out About Students Had Taking Talk Occasion How Leaving Were Hands Graduate Them Asked Congressman Who Many Seat Serving Raised Two

Let me make it clear: The Disbursement Allocation Program is not pork barrel. Of the DAP releases in 2011 and 2012, only nine percent was disbursed for projects suggested by legislators. The DAP is not theft. Theft is illegal. Benigno Aquino III

Me Nine Projects Release Percent Only Allocation Clear Make Legislators Theft Illegal Barrel Pork Suggested Program

We will revive the emergency employment program established by former President Corazon Aquino. This will provide jobs for local communities and will help in the development of their and our economy. Benigno Aquino III

Will President Local Our Jobs Emergency Development Economy Employment Provide Revive Established Former Communities Help Program

I want to make democracy work not only for the rich and the well connected but for everyone. Benigno Aquino III

Work Democracy Rich Everyone Only Well Make Want Connected

With proper governance, life will improve for all. Benigno Aquino III

Life Will Proper Governance Improve

The mandate given to me was one of change. Benigno Aquino III

Me Change Given Mandate

I will not only not steal, but I will run after thieves. Benigno Aquino III

Will Thieves Run Only Steal After

As you may know, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, awards grants only to countries which rule justly, promote economic freedom, and invest in their people. Benigno Aquino III

Freedom You People Challenge Rule Corporation Promote Only Economic Economic Freedom Invest Countries Know May Which Justly Grants Awards Millennium

The people want to go back to the time when democracy was in full bloom. Benigno Aquino III

Time Democracy People Back Go Bloom Want Full

I think President Obama, like myself, is a multitasker. Benigno Aquino III

Myself Think President President Obama Obama Like

The focus of my administration is, if somebody decides to work abroad, then it has to be from choice as opposed to necessity. Benigno Aquino III

Work Focus Somebody Administration Abroad Opposed Decide Then Choice Necessity

You may have the might, but that does not necessarily make you right. Benigno Aquino III

You Make Does May Might Right Necessarily

We in the Philippines know we have to perform our own role in terms of promoting peace in the world. We are actually members of the U.N. peacekeeping forces in many areas. Benigno Aquino III

Peace World Philippines Own Our Members Promoting Area Perform Know Terms Forces Role Many Peacekeeping Actually

While I accept that there are certain things about my private life that will always be of interest to the public, it would be better if you give the same amount of attention to issues that matter as well. Benigno Aquino III

Life You Better Matter Will Would Would-Be About Give Attention Well Accept Always Issues Private Private Life Same While Interest Public Certain Certain Things Amount Things

My mother's style has always been consensus-generating. Benigno Aquino III

Mother Style Always Been

I've talked to so many people, so many institutions, about how China works. Benigno Aquino III

People About Institutions Talked How So Many People China Many Works

If my father Ninoy Aquino were alive today, he would say that he is not superman or superboy. In effect, heroes are really just ordinary people caught up in extraordinary times and respond properly. Benigno Aquino III

As much as I loved the model of St. Francis, I realized that I couldn't afford to be poor, because unlike St. Francis, I'm not celibate. I was enlightened that God's call to me was not poverty but generosity and simplicity. And I had to go back to the lesson I learned from my parents: that is, simplicity. Bo Sanchez

God Me Simplicity Parents Poverty Lesson Back Unlike Francis Had Generosity Call Learned Because Go Model Afford Celibate Loved Poor Realized Much Enlightened

Open yourself to extreme, excessive, extravagant grace. Bo Sanchez

Yourself Grace Extravagant Extreme Excessive Open

Grace happens every day. Bo Sanchez

Day Every Day Grace Every Happens

I came to know God when I was 12, started working in the ministry when I was 13, working in the slum area, living among the poor, loving it, and having this belief that to love the poor I needed to be poor. Bo Sanchez

Love God Living Ministry Slum Having Area Know Came Loving To Love Poor Working Belief Among Started Needed

There was this conflict within me because so many people would come up to me to ask for prayers for all sorts of things, and 50% would be about money like, 'How can I pay for the tuition fee of my kids?' And I could only pray for them. I had no advice to give them because I didn't know anything about money. Bo Sanchez

Me Conflict People Money Advice Pay Kids Would Would-Be About Give Only Could Had Fee Come Like Know Sort Because Within How Pray Pray For Prayers Up So Many People Tuition Anything Them Ask Many Things

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