Filipino Quote by Renato Constantino

“You cannot be civilized until you're decolonized, you cannot be cultured until you're unamericanized, you cannot be human until you're unwhitewashed.”

— Abhijit Naskar

On the aesthetic level, decolonized music presents itself as a direct antagonist to the traditional values promoted by the culture industry.

— Bocafloja

“You cannot be civilized until you're decolonized, you cannot be cultured until you're unamericanized, you cannot be educated until you're de-europeanized, you cannot be…

— Abhijit Naskar

I remember the first thing I did when I found out I was illegal was to get rid of my thick Filipino accent. I…

— Jose Antonio Vargas

I always wanted to let people know I was Filipino, but I didn't want to go up on stage and make it so you…

— Jo Koy

I have two Filipino nannies who have British passport and not me. I don't need British passport. When you were running around in an…

— Mohamed Al-Fayed

I came from the Philippines and Filipinos are incredibly musical. I mean the best cover bands in the world come from Manila!

— June Millington

“Hindi achievement ang tawag ko sa gano'n. Suwertihan lang 'yong ipinanganak ka nang maganda. Ang achievement e something you work hard to attain. ”

— Lualhati Bautista

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

— Anonymous

I grew up in a predominantly Caucasian neighborhood, but my mom is Filipino-Spanish and my dad is Irish.

— Shay Mitchell

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

— Lav Diaz

I have introduced Filipino culture to the world.

— apl.de.ap