I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

I guess my religious faith sustained me more than anything else. Family is also very important. If I didn't have children, it would have been too difficult. Even if you are strong, you still need people who would support you all the way.

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out that there is.

I acknowledged that I owed my presidency to People Power. I resolved during my presidency that I would in turn empower the people.

I just do whatever it is that I believe I should do, regardless of the risks to my life.

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services.