Philippines Quotes

• Discover how beautiful our country is and how wonderful our people are. Time to fall in love with the Philippines.

  Tony Meloto

  Beautiful, Country, Falling In Love

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• The Church in the Philippines is called to acknowledge and combat the causes of the deeply rooted inequality and injustice which mar the face of Filipino society, plainly contradicting the teaching of Christ.

  Pope Francis

  Teaching, Church, Mars

  Pope Francis (2016). “Men of Mercy: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests”, p.73, BookBaby

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• A country of victims is also a country of heroes, risking their lives so others will live. This is the Philippines, the country we love.

  Tony Meloto

  Country, Hero, Victim

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• The Philippines is where Asia wears a smile. Beautiful products can only be made by happy people.

  Imelda Marcos

  Beautiful, People, Asia

  Imelda Marcos' remarks at a press conference in Bloomingdale's at the opening of the Philippine exhibit, "Katipunan Magazine", May 1982.

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• The Bishops of the Philippines have asked that this year be set aside as the ‘Year of the Poor.’ I hope that this prophetic summons will challenge everyone, at all levels of society, to reject every form of corruption which diverts resources from the poor, and to make concerted efforts to ensure the inclusion of every man and woman and child in the life of the community.

  Pope Francis

  Children, Men, Years

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• The Philippines is strategically located and blessed with the greatest resource: its people, who are hard-working, very loyal, and very adaptive.

  Benigno Aquino III

  Blessed, Hard Work, People

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• The Philippines is where the love is.

  apl.de.ap

  Love Is

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• I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

  Corazon Aquino

  Life, Death, Wise

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• This country [the Philippines] is like a pyramid, like a tower. It is made up of millions of stones... . And the foundation stone of this pyramid is the common man.

  Ramon Magsaysay

  Country, Men, Pyramids

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• Now, at the end of my visit to the Philippines, I commend you to Him, to Jesus who came among us as a child. May He enable all the beloved people of this country to work together, protecting one another, beginning with your families and communities, in building a world of justice, integrity and peace.

  Pope Francis

  Country, Jesus, Children

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• It is ironic that many Filipinos learn to love the Philippines while abroad, not at home.

  Ambeth R. Ocampo

  Home, Ironic, Filipino

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• We practically own everything in the Philippines.

  Imelda Marcos

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I went to Philippines and I literally had the time of my life.

  Christina Grimmie

  Time Of My Life

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• We write from life and call it literature, and literature lives because we are in it.

  F. Sionil José

  Life, Art, Writing

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• I grew up in the Philippines, and I don’t think there is a problem with the typhoon. It’s normal for us.

  Manny Pacquiao

  Thinking, Normal, Problem

  Interview with Dave Golokhov, www.askmen.com. November 13, 2009.

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• People of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil—soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come dedicated and committed to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring upon a foundation of indestructible strength, the liberties of your people.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Blood, Two, People

  Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Douglas MacArthur (1966). “Reports of General MacArthur: suppl. MacArthur in Japan: the occupation, military phase”

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• In 1989, thirteen nations comprising 1,695,000 people experienced nonviolent revolutions that succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations . . . If we add all the countries touched by major nonviolent actions in our century (the Philippines, South Africa . . . the independence movement in India . . .) the figure reaches 3,337,400,000, a staggering 65% of humanity! All this in the teeth of the assertion, endlessly repeated, that nonviolence doesn't work in the 'real' world.

  Walter Wink

  Country, Peace, Real

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• Well you know it's dangerous in politics, because especially in the Philippines there's a lot of killing in politics.

  Manny Pacquiao

  Killing, Dangerous, Wells

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• The people in the Philippines are so extraordinarily nice.

  Tony Gilroy

  Nice, People

  "Bourne Legacy Cast Interview". MoviesOnline Interview, www.moviesonline.ca.

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• My father moved to Hawaii from Brooklyn and my mother came there as a child from the Philippines. They met at a show where my dad was playing percussion. My mom was a hula dancer.

  Bruno Mars

  Mom, Mother, Children

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• [On The Philippines:] ... eighty dialects and languages are spoken; we are a fragmented nation of loyal believers, divided by blood feuds and controlled by the Church.

  Jessica Hagedorn

  Blood, Church, Loyal

  Jessica Hagedorn (2013). “Dogeaters: A Novel”, p.132, Open Road Media

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• General Otis is proclaimed American Military Governor of the Philippines and I protest a thousand times and with all the force in my soul against such pretension.

  Emilio Aguinaldo

  Military, Soul, Force

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• A strengthened national spirit can provide the motive power to rise our people from the depths and... pour new life and vigor in the national system.
  The reinvigoration of the national spirit must take place in the grass roots, in every city, town and barrio in the Philippines, and it must start among our own people... To be a worthy citizen of the world one must first prove himself to be a good Filipino.

  Carlos P. Romulo

  Cities, Roots, People

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• I can easily go to America, or I can easily escape to some places in Europe with friends. But the place for me is the Philippines. The struggle is there. I cannot turn my back on it. It's a responsibility.

  Lav Diaz

  Struggle, Responsibility, Europe

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• We all have the potential to show others love and affection, but as we progress in our materialistic world, these values tend to remain dormant. We can develop them on the basis of common sense, common experience and scientific findings. The response to the recent tragedy in the Philippines is an example of how such values are awakened; people helped simply because others are suffering and in need of support.

  Dalai Lama

  Common Sense, People, Support

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