Quotes by Philippine authors
The U.S. State Department has a consistent record of error in the assessment of Asian situations and judging Red Chinese intentions.
Ferdinand Marcos
Former President of the Philippines
The ethnic differences among Filipinos are very real. The paucity of arable land, for instance, explains the industry of the Ilokanos and the Cebuanos.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
I regret that I have not written more, shouted louder, and acted out my beliefs.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
We must know our own roles. We should also know the roles that others play, and the rules such roles follow. In this manner, social harmony is maintained. It is when we overstep our roles, or act without knowing them, that social anarchy ensues.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
Ferdinand Marcos
Former President of the Philippines
I can't understand Urdu, Bahasa or Russian, but when the Pakistani Faiz, the Indonesian Rendra and the Russian Rosdentvensky declaim, I can feel the living throb of rhythm and music, the warmth and passion of their poetry, as do the hundreds, not a mere roomful, of poetry lovers in the audience.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
I just need to know my technique and visualize it.
Hidilyn Diaz
Filipino weightlifter
My mum didn't want me to do weightlifting because the sport is for men.
Hidilyn Diaz
Filipino weightlifter
I have always admired teachers because teaching, like the priesthood, medicine and writing, is a vocation. You don't become a teacher because you want wealth. It is the same with writing.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave.
Imelda Marcos
politician
Like so many poor Ilokanos, my grandparents left their village, for it could no longer sustain them. The Ilocos is a narrow coastal plain where, so often, the mountain drops to the sea. Land hunger had always afflicted the Ilokanos and made them migratory.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
A weak people and its equally debilitated leaders are bludgeoned by history. It maims them into the cripples that they are meant to be.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
There are a lot of sacrifices. I know because I've won the silver in the Olympics.
Hidilyn Diaz
Filipino weightlifter
Industrialization starts with the formation of capital - it does not matter how. It can be created by saving, by the state enforcing its will on the people, by the very rich themselves.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
From antiquity, Latin died but is still studied in seminaries and elite universities. So did Sanskrit in Asia. iI was replaced by Pali, but even Pali died, too. Linguists say the only ancient language which was resuscitated from the grave was Hebrew of Israel.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
Ferdinand Marcos
Former President of the Philippines
The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country.
Imelda Marcos
politician
Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows.
Imelda Marcos
politician
My wife and I often visit Rosales and the Ilokos as a matter of habit or whim induced by nostalgia, homesickness - whatever draws pilgrims to worshipped sanctuaries. Or, perhaps, what compels moths to seek the votive flame.
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino writer
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