Philippines Quotes · Page 2

I'll continue doing what I do, whether in the Philippines, here in the U.S., or elsewhere.

— Pia Wurtzbach

It was already hard enough growing up in the Philippines but imagine being blind, that's 10 times harder.

— apl.de.ap

I love revisiting, actually. I went back to the Philippines. I've done three films in the Philippines.

— Stacey Dooley

I run Rappler, an online news site in the Philippines.

— Maria Ressa

I may now carry the sash of Miss Universe, but I'll forever be your Miss Philippines.

— Catriona Gray

We need the children of Indonesia and the Philippines to manufacture our freedom of choice.

— Marc Maron

I didn't think the real Neal Schon would call a guy like me. I'm just a guy from the Philippines.

— Arnel Pineda

It doesn't matter whether you're guilty or not in Rodrigo Duterte's Philippines.

— Daniel Berehulak

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

— Jessica Hagedorn

The Philippines consists of different beautiful islands, so my Filipino fans are as beautiful and passionate.

— Lee Min-ho

It is probable that England will look favorably upon the independence of the Philippines, for it will open their ports to her…

— Jose Rizal

It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.

— Pope Francis

“From this time on, my life would be written in headlines, but I am not concerned with them. It was the marginal…

— Carlos P. Romulo

“We soon fall asleep in each other’s arms, knowing to myself that I captured her, like a prisoner in a cage.”

— Fernando Lachica

We in the Philippines know we have to perform our own role in terms of promoting peace in the world. We are…

— Benigno Aquino III

If the Philippines must remain under the control of Spain, they will necessarily have to be transformed in a political sense, for…

— Jose Rizal

The President of the United States ordered me to break through the Japanese lines and proceed from Corregidor to Australia for the…

— Douglas MacArthur

A strengthened national spirit can provide the motive power to rise our people from the depths and... pour new life and vigor…

— Carlos P. Romulo

America has always been the richest and most secure, and sometimes the most dangerous country in the world. In the early years,…

— Noam Chomsky

The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of…

— Arthur Scargill

Let's take Southeast Asia. The last 20, 30 years has been what's called the "Asian Miracle" - fast economic growth, industrial society.…

— Noam Chomsky

Before September 11, we were fighting terrorism in our southwestern Philippines, and it was a lonely fight. However, we were able to…

— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Asian parents, or a lot of parents in general, they have no idea what goes on in this industry. Mine were born…

— Manny Jacinto

“Currently reading one of the many examples of the Japanese atrocities inflicted on other Asian- Pacific communities during World War II. Definitely…

— Stacey Anne Baterina Salinas

In the vast archipelago of the east, where Borneo and Java and Sumatra lie, and the Molucca Islands, and the Philippines, the…

— Frederick Marryat

Please pray with me for everyone in Sri Lanka and the Philippines as I begin my trip.

— Pope Francis

I lived in grass huts in a jungle in the Philippines for three weeks with tribal people.

— Evangeline Lilly

I want the people of the Philippines to be happy, even if they have nothing.

— Manny Pacquiao

My being in America and being adopted from the Philippines have given me motivation and drive as an artist.

— apl.de.ap

When I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read to me most was Pinocchio.

— Reggie Lee

The Philippines has no policy that demands sacrifice of human lives.

— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Growing up in the Philippines, I wanted to be so much like my dad. He taught me simple survival stuff.

— Bretman Rock

In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.

— Ferdinand Marcos

I love the Philippines. I feel like it's a huge part of me. It's my home.

— Bella Poarch

I spent two and a half years in the Philippines in World War II.

— Don Rickles

“Life is a continuous feeling wherein something you work for it to be happy in terms of your soul.”

— Fernando Lachica

'Honor in the Dust' is less about the freedom of the Philippines than the soul of the United States.

— Candice Millard

“A successful ambassador has to bring the bacon home without spilling the beans.”

— Carlos P. Romulo

I love my homeland, but it's an absurd country. Politics in the Philippines is like spectator sports!

— Miguel Syjuco

The Philippines bear witness to the youthfulness and vitality of the Church.

— Pope Francis