Philippines Quotes

117 quotes by 66 authors

The Marcos era was the golden time for the Philippines. We had the lowest crime rate in the world in Manila and real development then.… — Imelda Marcos
My father moved to Hawaii from Brooklyn and my mother came there as a child from the Philippines. They met at a show where my… — Bruno Mars
The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of the Philippines or… — Arthur Scargill
I used to work for the World Health Organisation in poor countries all over the world - Bangladesh, Korea, the Philippines and India. You learn… — Robert Winston
Can you cite one speck of hard evidence of the benefits of "diversity" that we have heard gushed about for years? Evidence of its harm… — Thomas Sowell
It is ironic that many Filipinos learn to love the Philippines while abroad, not at home. — Ambeth R. Ocampo
I had a teacher once, grade school somewhere. Philippines, I think, because she always wore a big white hat. So it was somewhere hot. I… — Lee Child
In 1989, thirteen nations comprising 1,695,000 people experienced nonviolent revolutions that succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations . . . If we add all the countries… — Walter Wink
I was doing TV work, theatre work, and some film work in the Philippines when I left. — Lea Salonga
Indonesian writers are so far behind in terms of global exposure compared with the Philippines and Japanese writers. — Andrea Hirata
The Philippines and the U.S. have had a strong relationship with each other for a very long time now. We have a shared history. We… — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
The contracts for Iraqi rebuilding are commercial contracts. I think being in the coalition of the willing puts us in the radar screen, but we… — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
In 1995, we had evidence of the brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden being in the Philippines, living in the Philippines. We had evidence of front… — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Should hostilities once break out between Japan and the United States, it is not enough that we take Guam and the Philippines, nor even Hawaii… — Isoroku Yamamoto
Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines. — P.J. O'Rourke
The Philippines, it has a politics of patronage. Family and favors, in addition to the old cliche of guns, goons and gold, really do still… — Miguel Syjuco
There is that potential of the expats coming back to the Philippines. But sadly they are no opportunities, no incentive for them to come back… — Miguel Syjuco
When I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read to me most was Pinocchio. — Reggie Lee
The Philippines, it might be said, is a country in search of an identity. — Raymond Bonner
In the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo is the daughter of Diosdado Macapagal - but his term ended in 1965, and she was elected in 2001. Hardly… — Elliott Abrams

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