"What is the most precious commodity in the world? It is neither gold nor diamond, but water. Try doing without water for three days. But notice that we can hold water only with an open palm. If we close our hands, water will flow out. The same thing can be said of knowledge. To be of any real value, knowledge must be shared."

"At some point in our lives, we are forced by circumstances to see ourselves as we really are. The Greeks said it best: ‘Know thyself.’ It is only through a confrontation with the self that expiation is possible. We cannot keep running away from ourselves forever."

"Winning comes from self-knowledge."

"Filipinos are undoubtedly one of the most talented people in the whole world. We have the roots in the Madjapahit and Srivijayan empires. We benefited from the cosmopolitan traditions of Spain, the Napoleonic Code and the theories of European law. We inherited the Judeo-Christian tradition and Anglo-Saxon ideas of political freedom. We have benefitted from different sources of civilization. We must harness this intellectual capital so that the Philippines will grow as fast as it can."

"We have seen the names, we knew who Mary Grace Piattos is, we saw that there were peculiar names which do not exist in our Philippine Statistics Office database, no birth certificate, no marriage certificate, no death certificate."

"Those who get infected (by COVID-19 Omicron variant despite being already vaccinated) are either wearing their (face) mask wrongly or with their nose sticking out. That's useless. That is what we call token compliance, but it's the wrong way of doing things."

"Boxing is not for killing."

"Only God knows that. He is the only one who knows. He is only one who will know. And he is the only one who does know."

"To the greatest fans and the greatest sport in the world, thank you! Thank you for all the wonderful memories. This is the hardest decision I’ve ever made, but I’m at peace with it. Chase your dreams, work hard, and watch what happens. Good bye boxing."

"As a Christian, same-sex marriage is not allowed. Woman was made for man, man was made for woman. For me, it’s common sense. Will you see any animals where male is to male and female is to female? The animals are better. They know how to distinguish, male or female. If we approve male on male, female on female, then man is worse than animal. Right? Even among animals… those of the same sex are not allowed to lie together. But I’m not condemning them. Just the marriage, the committing of sin against God."

"I want to be the best fighter. I would like to fight in the biggest fights."