Benigno Aquino III Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I remove a lot of the pressure from myself by saying I'm not competing with my parents. They are the persons who taught me my ideology. They actively practiced what they preached. They're the exemplars and the role models. So how does one compete with a mentor?”

“I am from the class that has, in a sense, benefited from the status quo, but everyone still gets victimized.”

“I started out in public service in 1998 after the Asian financial crisis of '97.”

“If we say yes to something we believe is wrong now, what guarantee is there that the wrong will not be further exacerbated down the line?”

“Perhaps the strongest signal of reengagement with Southeast Asia was the U.S.'s accession to the Southeast Asian Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.”

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

“The people want to go back to the time when democracy was in full bloom.”

“The Philippines is for the Philippines. We can defend ourselves.”

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

“You may have the might, but that does not necessarily make you right.”