Benigno Aquino Jr. Quotes
I have carefully weighed the virtues and the faults of the Filipino and I have come to the conclusion that he is worth dying for.
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Actually, the fun part was not knowing what the heck I was going to be doing.
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Citizenship and ethnicity can become, in certain contexts, restrictive, and perhaps that's one reason I was interested in people who feel compelled to mask their origins and thereby circumvent the restrictions.
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On the ice, if I slow down, I can coast behind somebody for a couple of laps. If I slow down on the run, it'll turn into a walk.
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It was a promise she knew I might not be able to keep. But I made it anyway because I was going to find a way to make it true.
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History, in illuminating the past, illuminates the present, and in illuminating the present, illuminates the future.
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Seriously, I thought it would be one of those things that would just come and go.
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And when no longer we can see Thee, may we reach out our hands, and find Thee leading us through death to immortality and glory.
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Do not say the land ahead does not exist, simply because you cannot see it.
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Only where there are graves are there resurrections.
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Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought.
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When two forces unite, their efficiency double.
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It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
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However, I think a plain space near the eye gives it a kind of liberty it loves; and then the picture, whether you choose the grand or beautiful, should be held up at its proper distance. Variety is the principal ingredient in beauty; and simplicity is essential to grandeur.
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White people who are doing this work need to make their stories known to serve as guides for others.
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We're all learning here; the best listeners will end up the smartest.
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True faith goes into operation when there are no answers.
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Every day God patiently bears with us, and every day we are tempted to become impatient with our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. And our faults and failures before God are so much more serious than the petty actions of others that tend to irritate us! God calls us to graciously bear with the weaknesses of others, tolerating them and forgiving them even as He has forgiven us.
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I have carefully weighed the virtues and the faults of the Filipino and I have come to the conclusion that he is worth dying for.
