Benigno Aquino Jr. Quotes
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My parents did their best - that earns a lot of forgiveness. But they say children grow up in spite of their parents, and I think I did.
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The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?
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In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles.
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There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lacking in humility. Surely humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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The darkness of clubs makes me feel much more secure, and you can hide behind smoke and lights.
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I was very precocious when I was young. I went to college at 16, and I graduated at 20. I wanted to be a writer, but I was more interested in experience than in applying myself intellectually.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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Apart from its famous healing properties, manuka has a strong, woody flavour.
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To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another.
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Starting in music, where I get a chance to connect with the lyrics of a song, I learned so much about performing on stage and connecting to your audience and to what you're singing about. Singing is very emotional. Every song has its own purpose.
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One of the things about jail that's weird is that you're sent to a place where you're supposed to sit there and think about your actions and their consequences and why you're there. And I think now, it turns more into - the minute you go there, it's just survival.
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I loafe and invite my soul.
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Daniel Day-Lewis is my favorite actor walking the planet right now. He never ceases to amaze me.
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I still love R&B - I kind of literally listen to everything.
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I grew up barefoot, dirty, climbing trees. It made me appreciate things more.
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I learned so much from 'Iron Chef' about ingredients, about the courage to put yourself out there.
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Four or five frigates will do the business without any military force.
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I'm a grandfather now.
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When you get to the extremes there is, sometimes, just the need where you have to stand up.
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Natural history is not only interesting to the individual, it ought to become a NATIONAL CONCERN, since it is a NATIONAL GOOD,—of this, agriculture, as it is the most important occupation, affords the most striking proof.
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In the United States alone, we spend seven times as much on war as on education. There's something wrong there. On this Memorial Day, we should certainly honor those who have died at war, but we should dedicate this day, not so much to their memory, but to the search for a way to end the idiocy of the wars that killed them.
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Those honor nature well, who teach that she can speak on everything...
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Winning a world title has always been the dream and ultimate goal.
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Live with honor and follow your conscience.
