Aquino Quotes & Sayings

A boy on joining wants to begin Scouting right away. — Baden Powell De Aquino

I believe that forgiveness is a processes. You might be able to release some offenses right away, but some offenses hurt deeper. You have to choose to let go and let God. — Anna M. Aquino

The real way to gain happiness is to give it to others. — Baden Powell De Aquino

Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope. — Corazon Aquino

If we say yes to something we believe is wrong now, what guarantee is there that the wrong will not be further exacerbated down the line? — Benigno Aquino III

Vigorous Scout games are the best form of physical education because most of them bring in moral education. — Baden Powell De Aquino

Scouting is a game for boys under the leadership of boys under the direction of a man. — Baden Powell De Aquino

It is not I who have been consigned to the bedroom of history. — Corazon Aquino

It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest. — Baden Powell De Aquino

I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy. — Corazon Aquino

I want to make democracy work not only for the rich and the well connected but for everyone. — Benigno Aquino III

It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship. — Corazon Aquino

Part of my mandate is to curb corruption and streamline a cumbersome, graft-ridden bureaucracy, to put resources where they will provide the clearest results, and to untangle a complicated regulatory environment. — Benigno Aquino III

It's the spirit within, not the veneer without, that makes a man. — Baden Powell De Aquino

As I came to power peacefully, so shall I keep it. — Corazon Aquino

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. — Corazon Aquino

Can we not interpret our adult wisdom into the language of boyhood? — Baden Powell De Aquino

While I accept that there are certain things about my private life that will always be of interest to the public, it would be better if you give the same amount of attention to issues that matter as well. — Benigno Aquino III

These days when we speak of politics at all it is with indifference, anger, or "Please, could we talk about something that doesn't make us nauseous?" But there was a time when we could discuss government with hope, pride, and trust in our leaders, and that was when Corazon Aquino was president. — Jessica Zafra

It's very simple, I just tell my sad story, and people weep. — Corazon Aquino

Selfishness is the root of all jealousy. When we are caught up thinking about ourselves, we can't think about anyone else. — Anna M. Aquino

I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It's always the people who make things happen. — Corazon Aquino

She comes with horns not the moon
And tail not the comet — Cesar Ruiz Aquino

You have spent many lives and much treasure to bring freedom to many lands that were reluctant to receive it. And here you have a people who won it by themselves and need only the help to preserve it. — Corazon Aquino

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. — Corazon Cojuangco Aquino

I've reached a point in life where it's no longer necessary to try to impress. If they like me the way I am, that's good. If they don't, that's too bad. — Corazon Aquino

Ninoy Aquino was a friend; I knew his faults, which were outweighed by his virtues. — F. Sionil Jose

The object of the patrol method is not so much saving the Scoutmaster trouble as to give responsibility to the boy. — Baden Powell De Aquino

The Good Turn will educate the boy out of the groove of selfishness. — Baden Powell De Aquino

When my father was assassinated, I decided that I would not compete with his memory, but the priority would be to achieve his dream. — Benigno Aquino III

Perhaps the strongest signal of reengagement with Southeast Asia was the U.S.'s accession to the Southeast Asian Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. — Benigno Aquino III

The only thing I can really offer the Filipino people is my sincerity. — Corazon Aquino

We do not want to make Scout training too soft. — Baden Powell De Aquino

I started out in public service in 1998 after the Asian financial crisis of '97. — Benigno Aquino III

I will not only not steal, but I will run after thieves. — Benigno Aquino III

We will revive the emergency employment program established by former President Corazon Aquino. This will provide jobs for local communities and will help in the development of their and our economy. — Benigno Aquino III

I know my limitations, and I don't like politics. I was only involved because of my husband. — Corazon Aquino

When I was a congressman, I had occasion to talk to this group of students who were taking their seat. There were about 80 of them and I asked them, 'How many of you will be serving in the country once you graduate?' And, out of the 80, there were two that raised their hands. The rest were thinking of leaving. — Benigno Aquino III

I've been called 'hardheaded,' 'obstinate,' 'unreasonable,' etc. — Benigno Aquino III

Live with honor and follow your conscience. — Benigno Aquino Jr.

The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother. — Baden Powell De Aquino

I know there isn't anything I can do that will please everybody. But if I have done according to my beliefs, I sleep very very well. — Corazon Aquino

The politicians think that I have not included enough of them; the nonpoliticians think that I have gone back to the old ways; and the mass public groups think I have forgotten them. — Corazon Aquino

They weren't people that liked change. They were the kind of people that would have tied change to a chair with dental floss if they could in order to avoid it. They were the type of people who desired to live in their virtual bubbles and grew to resent anyone that challenged that world. — Anna M. Aquino

The government cannot do everything all at once. It can't wave a magic wand and meet everyone's demands simultaneously ... — Corazon Aquino

I had a simple goal in life: to be true to my parents and our country as an honorable son, a caring brother, and a good citizen. — Benigno Aquino III

The Philippines is strategically located and blessed with the greatest resource: its people, who are hard-working, very loyal, and very adaptive. — Benigno Aquino III

Scoutmasters need to enter into boys' ambitions. — Baden Powell De Aquino

Maturity is learning not to be run by your emotions. You control your emotions; they don't control you. — Anna M. Aquino

With proper governance, life will improve for all. — Benigno Aquino III

There is much that women can bring into politics that would make our world a kinder, gentler place for humanity to thrive in. — Corazon Aquino

The nation was awakened by that deafening shot. — Corazon Aquino

The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct. — Baden Powell De Aquino

Let me make it clear: The Disbursement Allocation Program is not pork barrel. Of the DAP releases in 2011 and 2012, only nine percent was disbursed for projects suggested by legislators. The DAP is not theft. Theft is illegal. — Benigno Aquino III

I have no regrets and if I had nine lives I would have gladly given them all up for my country. — Melchora Aquino

All the world wondered as they witnessed ... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride. — Corazon Aquino

Peace in the Middle East is of prime importance to the Philippines, due to the presence of around 2 million of our countrymen working in that region. — Benigno Aquino III

In today's society, Christians have a bad rap for things like holding picketing signs, screaming mantras of hate, and bombing abortion clinics. Somehow, I don't think that's showing love. — Anna M. Aquino

You may have the might, but that does not necessarily make you right. — Benigno Aquino III

When you restore democracy, you cannot say that only those who worked for the restoration of democracy will be allowed to use the privileges of a democracy. — Corazon Aquino

The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch. — Corazon Aquino

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. — Corazon Aquino

Our opponent [Cory Aquino] does not put on any make up. She does not have her fingernails manicured. You know gays. They are for beauty. Filipinos who like beauty, love and God are for Marcos. — Imelda Marcos

We must change boys from a 'what can I get' to a 'what can I give' attitude. — Baden Powell De Aquino

As you may know, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, awards grants only to countries which rule justly, promote economic freedom, and invest in their people. — Benigno Aquino III

I am not an icon of democracy. You are all, collectively, the icon of democracy. — Corazon Aquino

If your temper is violent towards your brothers and sisters in the Lord, whose kingdom are you trying to build? — Anna M. Aquino

I think President Obama, like myself, is a multitasker. — Benigno Aquino III

My biggest disappointment was, of course, the coup attempts, ... The economy was proceeding very well, but in 1989 we had the most serious coup attempt and ... many of the investors who were set to come here had to tell me that they chose to go to other countries because of the uncertainty brought about by (the coup attempt.) If that had not happened, I'm sure our economy would just be booming today ... — Corazon Aquino

It's not just in politics that you can be a servant of the people, you can do it in so many other ways. — Corazon Aquino

Teach Scouts not how to get a living, but how to live. — Baden Powell De Aquino

The Scoutmaster must be alert to check badge hunting as compared to badge earning. — Baden Powell De Aquino

We are not a club or a Sunday school class, but a school of the woods. — Baden Powell De Aquino

I looked up at the wall. My bachelor's degree had been in History. Films like Back to the Future and Quantum Leap had been some of my favorite programs. Could time travel really be possible? This seemed too unreal. — Anna M. Aquino

The message has to be sent that if you commit a crime there has to be punishment. — Benigno Aquino III

In order to get some help in your love walk, all you have to do is ask God to let you see these people through His eyes. — Anna M. Aquino

Mom's paintings are a very small part of the legacy she left behind. — Benigno Aquino III

Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of the Philippines. From the current projection of 3.3 million tourist arrivals in 2010, our aim is to eventually attract 6 million tourists. In the process, we expect to create 3 million jobs in the next six years. — Benigno Aquino III

The code of the knight is still the code of the gentleman today. — Baden Powell De Aquino

Let's continue to pray for each other and ask the Lord to bring us closer to each other. He (God) will bring us not only 79 votes, but more than 79 (votes), — Corazon Aquino

It is only when you know a boy's environment that you can know what influences to bring to bear. — Baden Powell De Aquino

When my father returned home on the twenty-first of August 1983, he had a speech prepared. Filipinos never got to hear it, because he was murdered right on the tarmac. — Benigno Aquino III

I'm not concentrated or concerned with any other factors rather than just being able to do the best job that I can. — Benigno Aquino III

I am from the class that has, in a sense, benefited from the status quo, but everyone still gets victimized. — Benigno Aquino III

Give until it hurts. — Corazon Cojuangco Aquino

We've become very good in our churches today at faking our concern when really we couldn't care less about the people around us. — Anna M. Aquino

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. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

When a boy finds someone who takes an interest in him, he responds and follows. — Baden Powell De Aquino

After all the many changes in my life, Olay Total Effects has helped me fight not just 1 but 7 signs of skin ageing. — Kris Aquino

I remove a lot of the pressure from myself by saying I'm not competing with my parents. They are the persons who taught me my ideology. They actively practiced what they preached. They're the exemplars and the role models. So how does one compete with a mentor? — Benigno Aquino III

Don't worry about tomorrow, let it fix itself. Today has a problem of its own. — Kris Aquino

Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice. — Corazon Aquino

You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom. — Corazon Aquino

It is important to arrange games and competition so that all Scouts of the troop take part. — Baden Powell De Aquino

A boy is not a sitting-down animal. — Baden Powell De Aquino

As our country bled ... its leader's wife came to this podium piously to call for a new human order, this when thousands of Filipinos were political prisoners. — Corazon Aquino

A boy is supremely confident of his own power, and dislikes being treated as a child. — Baden Powell De Aquino

In Scouting you are combating the brooding of selfishness. — Baden Powell De Aquino

The couch and I were what I would describe as frenemies. I loved to hate it. It was too small for my frame. I had tried to tell my wife that fact when we bought it off of Craigslist, but she assured me that it went perfectly with our room decor and it was a good deal. — Anna M. Aquino

I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles. — Corazon Aquino