Top 1009 Quotes & Sayings by Filipino Authors - Page 17

I was made fun of in the Midwest - I was the only Asian in my graduating class of 200. Fortunately, I found my niche, and it was fine. But I wanted to be so white, you wouldn't believe it. I was like, 'I want to be white; I don't want to be this anymore.' But now I embrace it.

I think for a lot of so-called post-colonial peoples, there's a feeling of not being quite legitimate, of not being pure enough.

I stand in the way of no one's ambition. I only ask that no one stand in the way of the people's well being and the nation's progress.

I am falsely accused, without proof, of using my position for personal profit. Many who accuse me have lifestyles and spending habits that make them walking proofs of that crime.

There is only one Steve Perry, and I am a fan.

In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.

Open yourself to extreme, excessive, extravagant grace.

During the times I wanted to give up because of all the challenges I faced, we did it. We Filipinos can do it.

My being gay is not a social issue; it's a fact. It's not something to be debated. It's a reality.

I just refuse to date actors. I've done that, and I don't want to do that anymore. It's just the stress of traveling and being away from each other so much.

I'm happy with my body.

My love life is not a priority.

Television and movies were our biggest teachers. When we came to the United States, the Vietnam War was just ratcheting up. And so the Asian faces that I saw on the news, they were the face of the enemy. Asian men, particularly, were either small, ineffective, or they were evil. And those messages were deeply, deeply embedded in me for many years.

Nobody is impervious to misfortune.

The people no longer has confidence in its former protectors, now its exploiters and executioners. The masks have fallen.

We need to have a goal of becoming debt-free as soon as possible.

I know the hardships that my compatriots working abroad are facing.

I am not a lobbyist. I am not a political activist. I am not a leader, as far as I'm concerned.

The inner confidence in knowing who you are, believing in your dreams, and following your heart, is what make you radiate from within.

Growing up I used to get bullied and stuff, how I look like.

Some lucky people can be funny without half trying because they actually look funny, because acting funny is in their bones - fun as funny, not funny as crude slapstick.

If you want to rip the heart out of a democracy, you go after the facts. That's what modern authoritarians do. You lie. All the time. Then, you say it's your opponents and the journalists who lie.

Cultural values are, in themselves, neutral as well as universal, and so much depends on how individuals or ethnic groups use them. Values are influenced by so many factors such as geography, climate, religion, the economy and technology.

When God gave me the chance to compete in the Rio Olympics, I thought that He gave me the chance and I needed to give it my all.

There are certain regions in the country where the indigenous people eat dogs.

Doolittle was a major influence on the Seattle grunge scene, which emerged in the early 1990s.

I think I've always been fascinated by women, colors, and makeup and the whole art of vanity because I would always watch my grandma get ready for church. And I was five or six at the time, maybe even four. I've always just loved admiring my grandma get ready and seeing how a touch of makeup made her so much more confident.

My family is my priority.

I have nothing against employment but it seems that our school system is too focused on training good employees but not good entrepreneurs. There should be a balance. We should learn from the entrepreneurial mindset of the Chinese.

When you live in the Philippines or a country like that, you develop something of a very thick skin because you're confronted every day with all of the problems all around you.

I've started my own record label - Jeepney Music - and I want to put out my own stuff and also stuff by other Filipino artists.

After a performance, I met the man who would later be my acting coach who helped me get into my acting conservatory. It was apparent to me that there were many others who were in support of me becoming an actor and making a name for myself. I am forever grateful to those teachers and mentors who instead of saying, 'Why you?' said, 'Why not you?'

All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.

New York reminds me of what my career was like when I lived here, so when I walk through the streets, I remember when I had ten bucks in my pocket and all I could eat is Chipotle.

I dropped out of college in Hawaii just because I thought school was for losers. But school's really important.

It wasn't a conscious decision to search for my Asian self; it was an urgency born out of an emptiness I was trying to fill.

I always feel like a woman designing for a woman. I know what you want to accentuate and what you want to hide.

Being a role model means you can stand up and fight for things.

Press freedom is the foundation of the rights of all Filipinos to the truth.

I have passed all the physical hardships known to man.

I like to keep my voice going. I don't want it to lose its chops. You know, as you age, it's easier for you to lose it.

Words have power. Words created this universe... Everything started with the Word. The Bible says, 'In the beginning was the word.' In the same way, your words have creative power.

My identity is linked to my grandmother, who's pure Filipino, as pure as you can probably get. And that shaped my imagination. So that's how I identify.

I love working with children because, as an only child, I grew up always wishing for siblings.

I was really into the first 'Spider-Man' films with Tobey Maguire, so it's pretty cool how it all came full circle.

I've known what it's like to survive without a steady job. Growing up in the Philippines, I watched my parents juggle part-time jobs at the corner shop and as tailors, barely able to make ends meet for my three brothers and me.

What we ask of the developed countries is to let the Third World find a third way.

All the education programmes provided by our foundations are in pursuit of a common vision to upgrade education standards and quality of life.

I would like to see whether my supposed successors can really operate the government without causing a crisis.