Filipino Quotes · Page 4

My parents were the traditional Filipino parents who didnt talk about money around the dinner table.

— Bo Sanchez

I would like to ask the many Filipino people to pray together, to help each other so that we will be able…

— Corazon Aquino

My parents were the traditional Filipino parents who didn't talk about money around the dinner table.

— Bo Sanchez

“It's the 21st century. I am not submissive. I can own property. You cannot call me exotic.”

— The Thoughtful Beast

There's such a huge diaspora of Filipino workers around the world and I want to help tell their story.

— Pia Wurtzbach

“He fidgets. Thinks. Observes his fellow passengers. Judges everyone, in the traditional Filipino sport of justifying both personal and shared insecurities.”

— Miguel Syjuco

I have carefully weighed the virtues and the faults of the Filipino and I have come to the conclusion that he is…

— Benigno Aquino, Jr

Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice.

— Jose Rizal

For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of…

— F. Sionil Jose

We want to uplift the culture of Filipino - our respect to our elders, how we pray before we eat and sleep.…

— Coco Martin

The divine flame of thought is inextinguishable in the Filipino people, and somehow or other it will shine forth and compel recognition.…

— Jose Rizal

For Filipino Americans, it's a battle for recognition, for identity in a culture where, for the mainstream, Asians tend to fade into…

— Jose Antonio Vargas

Our opponent [Cory Aquino] does not put on any make up. She does not have her fingernails manicured. You know gays. They…

— Imelda Marcos

I'm a quarter Chinese and three-quarter Filipino. I don't look Filipino; I look more Chinese or Korean. It actually works in my…

— Reggie Lee

“The various units of Philippine guerrillas, their tactics, military resources, and vigor to survive and end the Japanese maltreatment of the Philippine…

— Stacey Anne Baterina Salinas

I'm not hoping to see that day but I know that my cinema will reach Filipinos. I know that they will embrace…

— Lav Diaz

I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to a government run like heaven by Americans.

— Manuel L. Quezon

“Before 1521 we could have been anything and everything not Filipino; after 1565 we can be nothing but Filipino.”

— Nick Joaquín

“Ang relationship, parang flappy bird... Hindi mo ito pwedeng basta-basta nalang bitawan.”

— Prince Henry Chiong

I'm really proud to be Filipino. Filipinos are really supportive, and I want to thank all of them. I love them!

— Charice Pempengco

Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.

— Imelda Marcos

I just feel like a Filipina, a Filipino woman, and it just so happens that when I was growing up, I was…

— Catriona Gray

Filipino pride. I'm so excited, I'm just sending love to the Philippines. I know they've had a tough year and I just…

— Robert Lopez

Filipinos everywhere are known for their love of God, their fervent piety and their warm devotion to Our Lady and her rosary

— Pope Francis

I've always fought for my country, in my own way, showing that Filipinos are a strong people and can do anything that…

— Manny Pacquiao

I eat the same foods almost every day. I have my favorites like Filipino beef broth, chicken soup with lots and lots…

— Manny Pacquiao

As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled…

— Anonymous

It still baffles my brain that I actually get to portray a character on American television that's this gay, femme-y Filipino guy.

— Nico Santos

My father is Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino; my mother is half-Irish and half-Japanese; Greek last name; born in Hawaii, raised in Germany.

— Mark Dacascos

“I do not fear the sun darkening my skin. I fear colonialism damaging my self-worth with bleach.”

— The Thoughtful Beast

One of the big things for me that's been exciting is seeing the Asian-American community coming out, because I'm Filipino and Swedish…

— Isa Briones

Filipino talents and skills are becoming ubiquitous in many parts of the world. Returning Filipino workers have helped improve our skills and…

— Ferdinand Marcos

Our educational system should make the Filipino fit not just for whatever jobs happen to be on offer today, but also for…

— Anonymous

"Filipino" is the Spanish side of our history. The islands were named after King Felipe, so we became known as Filipinos. It's…

— Lav Diaz

The Church in the Philippines is called to acknowledge and combat the causes of the deeply rooted inequality and injustice which mar…

— Pope Francis

I first visited the Philippines when I was 29. I thought I would feel at home there, but I felt more out…

— Alex Tizon

I love the idea of going to work and having to fight and learn a new skill set, whether it's muay Thai…

— Jeremy Renner

There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and…

— Harry J. Anslinger

I got a big Filipino family. That's what I love about being Pinoy: we all gotta surround ourselves with family; we all…

— Jo Koy

[Michelle Malkin] has been supporting a party which includes most of the idiots in this country who would judge her entirely and…

— Keith Olbermann