I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.

I believe that the war against terrorism and the war against poverty in these times of turmoil go together. So you - when you fight one, you have to fight the other.

I will follow my father's footsteps by doing what is right, and God will take care of the rest. My father is my role model. My living role model is Cory Aquino.

On the economy, the U.S. cumulatively is our most important investor, most important trading partner, most important sort of tourists, and we have now a tie that will... a link that will be here for many, many years to come, and that is the big Philippine-American community in the United States - three million of them.

I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy.

The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.

It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that.