John Gokongwei Quotes
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Some reporter called me 'the angriest gay man in the world' or some such. Well, it stuck, but I realized it was very useful.
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I started as a teenager going up on commercials.
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I try to choose the projects that I think are the most well-written and well-executed, and the rest of it is so beyond my control to be almost not worth thinking about at all.
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We never see ourselves as others see us.
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I lay in the bed at the hospital and said, 'let's see what I have left.' And I could see, I could speak, I could think, I could read. I simply tabulated my blessings, and that gave me a start.
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Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.
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I have always believed that what goes around comes around.
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I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came not to gather triumphs of personal distinction, but as a humble petitioner, in my country's name, as its freely chosen constitutional leader, to entreat your generous aid.
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We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems.
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A friend told me about a Nike competition, where they give you one minute to do tricks with a basketball. I wasn't going to go, but they were giving away free sneakers. I ended up coming in second place.
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I love the idea that movies, like 'Fast Times,' can be iconic and change people's lives in little, tiny ways.
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Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
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I had the misfortune of being born in a horrendous situation.
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Partisanship is not necessarily a bad thing. It leads to new leadership and new opportunities.
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Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present.
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The sad thing is, I never wanted to be Princess Leia - I always wanted to be Han Solo!
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Facts are, insurance ratings are really dependent on the notion that some people are higher risk than others.
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I had to read it out to my sister, who was witness to my early dark days, when my mother was afraid what would happen to me. But, I knew I couldn't read without choking up, so I asked Gautami to read it out for me.
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When you say, 'When you're wrong, you're wrong,' I would 100 percent agree. I've always handled my punishments head on.
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It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.
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When my mother had four girls, and she could tell her marriage was falling apart, she went back to college and got her degree in music and education.
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If you criticise something then you have to have an alternative, but we do have to try and improve things.
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I'd like to think that my scripts are more significant than maybe the Bible or the book that the Jews use, whatever it's called. And that's only when I'm having an off day.
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I knew I could make it in Cebu, but I never thought I could make it in Manila.
