Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“To our men and women in the armed services, the huge and deep core of your loyalty has earned the nation's accolade.”

“We fight terrorism. It threatens our sovereign, democratic, compassionate and decent way of life.”

“We may disagree among ourselves, but let us never lose sight of that greater battle for one people, one country, one Philippines.”

“We will downsize the government, motivate excess employees to become entrepreneurs, and increase the pay of a lean and mean bureaucracy.”

“We're working with our neighbors Indonesia and Malaysia to fight terrorism in our own common seas.”

“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.”

“College education is the great Filipino dream. But in a world of rapid technological change, getting a job or keeping it depends as much on how well one reasons as how well one uses his hands.”

“Even before 9/11, the Philippines was already fighting terrorism in southwestern Philippines. That's why when 9/11 happened, we could understand the pain.”

“For those who want to pick up old fights, we're game, but what a waste of time. Why not join hands instead? Join hands in the biggest challenge of all, where we all win, or we all lose: the battle for the survival and progress of our one and only country.”

“However much a president wishes it, a national problem cannot be knocked out with a single punch. A president must work with the problem as much as against it, turn it into a solution if she can.”