All Quotes

"Maybe I'm at a point in my life, in my career, where I want to explore uncharted waters, that's what it is. I feel like I want to have something different to offer to viewers."

"“'Mars, we gotta prove this.' We need to show people na we can also do something different apart from what they are so used to,'”"

"January means time to declutter and let go of things that no longer spark joy sabi nga ni mars [Marie Kondo]."

"I explained to them that we need to learn to let go of things we no longer need to make room for new things... and that these toys they love will also be loved by their new owners."

"As young as they are, I want to teach them the value of money and the importance of sharing to others."

"I didn't know what the origin of the program was, that it was actually the first live show they had after what happened to Kuya Kim, so I wasn't aware of that,"

"All I know is that I'm guesting. I was gonna dance, so I was busy memorizing my steps. I didn't bother to check the script, where the show was coming from, and then that afternoon, I was just surprised that I was all over social media,"

"“What’s important is he’s fine, he’s okay, he’s happy, we’re okay. I’m glad I’m able to make a lot of people happy, too.”"

"My only priority is to stay healthy for my baby because I've barely eaten anything,"

"“I felt lighter. I started feeling my normal self again.”"

"I guess more than anything, it's taking care of yourself. I don't have vices. I don't really drink and I don't smoke and the only thing I do is stay awake. I try to take care of myself as much as I can. I learned about eating healthy and working out,"

"“I had a memorable and fun childhood and you were a big part of it.”"

"“All the things I have was because of my hard work… pero ngayon ko lang nare-realize na kaya ako may mga ganun, dahil blessed ako ni Lord. Na Siya pala ang nagbigay sa akin ng mga ’yon (But I'm just realizing now that the reason I have those things is because I am blessed by the Lord. That it was actually He who gave them to me), even the attitude, even my heart. It was all Him, it’s not me.”"

"Master Sean O’Lochlainn had always been partial to mules. “The mule,” he was fond of saying, “is as much smarter than a horse as a raven is smarter than a falcon. Neither a raven nor a mule will go charging into combat just because some human tells him to.”"

"Amidst all the hubbub, wine and beer crossed the bar in one direction, while copper and silver crossed it in the other, making everyone happy on both sides."

"“You intend to pray for answers to those questions, my lord?” “That, yes. But I have found that the best way to ask God about questions like these is to go out and dig up the data yourself.”"

"It had been one of those warm late spring days when no air moves and nothing else wants to. Not oppressively hot—just warm enough to enervate and to cause attacks of acute vernal inertia."

"I have always contended that the true connoisseur is to be pitied, for he has trained his taste to such perfection that he enjoys almost nothing."

"I had been ready to die. In the only way I could reckon it, less than two days ago I had come to terms with the fact that I would be dead within a year. To face such a truth, to let it penetrate down to the core of your being, demands incredible effort and indescribable pain. No matter how much life you’ve had, you want more. There are things undone, words unsaid, potentials unexplored. You know you could have done more with your life, and you beg fate, or whatever god you believe in, to give you more time. You know in your heart that another entire lifetime would not be sufficient, yet you pray for just a few more years."

"Philosophically, Nirvana and the Final Blackout were equally unappealing to me. Reincarnation—well, it seemed like wishful thinking to me. The defining factor for my entire attitude toward an afterlife of any kind was the total absence of objective evidence."

"One of the things that had led me to be skeptical about reincarnation had been a uniform quality of silliness in the Westerners I had met who professed to “remember” past lives. The Hindu or the Buddhist of eastern Asia bears his belief with dignity. It is part of a religion. To so many Westerners, it was a topic for discussion at cocktail parties."

"The “remembered” lives had always been exciting and ended in murder, execution, or dramatic suicide. Not one of them had been a potato farmer who died quietly in his bed after seventy years of monotonous hard work. I had heard the argument that only violent personalities survived intact, but I frankly saw more late-night television than actual memory in the “past lives” I heard retold."

"No, I had kept an open mind about reincarnation—in spite of those people, not because of them."

"What does it matter? I asked myself. If you’re writing a fairy tale, don’t quibble over talking bears."

"To crave power is to be ruled by madness."

"My life as a songwriter pa-iba-iba siya depende sa (changes depending on the) season. I don’t always have set rules that I follow. I don’t even start an album with a theme in mind. I just adapt to the moment, parang ganun (something like that)!"

"“Gusto ko rin magsulat. Gusto ko rin gumawa (I also want to write. I also want to create).” For me, I love artists like that and blessing sa akin (it’s a blessing to me) if my art can do that for other people too."

"Lifeline talaga ‘yung mga friends na totoo (true friends really are a lifeline."

"If there's one thing in the world that I want people to know about me, that's I'm a miracle baby. And I'm just so proud of that story kasi there's nothing in the world that's more beautiful than being born out of eight pregnancies. And my mom is so proud of me, and I have a family that really believes in me, and I think that I'm the most blessed person in the world."

"If there were no rules and I could be outrageous for one day, I would go to every politician that robbed our nation and I will take that away and give it to the right hands. And I thank you."

"In this lifetime, I would rather be kind than right. Because anyone in the world can be right, but not everybody can be kind. And I believe that if there's one thing in the world that's so beautiful, it's that even though the world can be so harsh to you, even if the world can grip you and break you into pieces, you can still be kind and I think that's power."

"I would rather have any other title than be the girlfriend of Donny because I believe that in love, there should be no contest. You should win as the girlfriend of somebody because that somebody chose you to be his girlfriend, and not because you won a contest."

"If I were to change something, gusto ko talaga magkapatid(I'd like to have a sibling)."

"When life gives you a second chance to live, you'll really feel the gratefulness."

"If I have to endure all these kinds of things for the end result that I want to achieve, then definitely I am for it."

"God is good. Super. Three years ago, I felt I was successful. I have the same feeling now. It’s just mas marami (blessings) in terms of volume. But I’m still grateful. I still have the same heart."

"You'll always go to a place where you feel most loved."

"Mr. President, for four months, my Democratic colleagues and I have come to the floor to warn against President Trump’s military operations in South and Central America. We have pointed out that his boat strike campaign was strategically incoherent, legally questionable, and – ultimately – not about narcotrafficking at all. We have argued that the Administration’s shifting legal justifications, refusal to give Congress straight answers and information required by law, and a massive military buildup pointed toward something larger than narcotrafficking. Indeed, we warned that these actions were always directed at the government and economy of Venezuela. That campaign has now culminated in a military raid on Caracas, the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and President Trump’s extraordinary declaration that the United States will “run” Venezuela and seize control of its oil reserves. Let me be clear about something at the outset: Nicolás Maduro is a brutal dictator who has destroyed Venezuela’s economy, crushed democratic opposition, and fostered widespread corruption. He will not be missed. But, this operation was not designed to restore peace in Venezuela or protect America from the ravages of drugs."

"Indeed, Mr. President, this operation is not about democracy. It is not about the suffering of the Venezuelan people. It is not even about narcotrafficking, despite the Administration killing more than 100 people in its strikes on alleged drug boats. In the President’s own words, this campaign is simply about seizing Venezuela’s oil and profiting from it. The people of Venezuela have suffered extraordinary hardship under the Maduro regime. They have voted in multiple elections for new leadership, and have been denied their choice through fraud and repression. After everything they have endured, the people of Venezuela deserve to choose what happens next in their country. They do not deserve to have their future dictated by President Trump, Secretary Rubio, or anyone else in Washington."

"Yet that is precisely what this administration intends to do. The plan presented by the White House is to simply force the remnants of the Maduro regime to grant the United States exclusive access to Venezuelan oil, or face the consequences of a blockade. That’s it; that’s the plan. Not in the plan? Positive change for the people of Venezuela. There is no framework for elections or democratic transition. No serious assessment of the rival political factions inside Venezuela – factions that have been waiting for precisely this moment to seize power. I have seen no contingency plan for what happens when China, Russia, Iran, or Cuba – nations with deep economic interests in Venezuela – decide to back proxy groups in a country we have just destabilized. Nor have I heard any proposal for the next steps for countering narcotrafficking."

""I try to get both sides of the story as much as possible. Sometimes, we have our own biases, but we have to put that aside.”"

"The Administration’s goals are aspirational at best. And aspirations are not enough when the stakes involve war and the futures of millions of people. Mr. President, one of the first lessons I learned as an Army officer is that ‘hope’ is not a plan. Over my career – both in uniform and in Congress – I have seen the United States hope that its military interventions abroad would succeed. I have seen regime changes, nation-building efforts, and elaborate reconstruction schemes launched with confident predictions of success, only to collapse when encountered with reality on the ground. And the reality is this: when we rely on the United States military as our primary tool of foreign engagement, we set ourselves up for failure. We have persistently misunderstood and misjudged the cultures, histories, and politics of the nations in which we have intervened, because we assume military might is enough. We imagine outcomes that align with our military and economic objectives, but are surprised when those outcomes fail. We consistently fail to plan for the “day after.” Unless the Trump Administration gets serious, Venezuela will be no exception."

"The Constitution vests the power to authorize war in Congress – not the President. President Trump has claimed this was just a ‘law enforcement’ mission. That is absurd. No matter how he describes it, the President waged war on a foreign nation without authorization, without notification to Congress, and without any explanation to the American people about what this operation will cost or what success will look like. That is a profound constitutional failure, and it must be corrected."

"Mr. President, I hope I am wrong about the dangers ahead. I hope this administration is right, and the transition in Venezuela proceeds smoothly. I hope the Venezuelan people embrace this outcome and see their lives improve quickly. I hope the violent factions in Venezuela choose peace over conflict. I hope the economic recovery for the people of Venezuela justifies this enormous gamble. But hope is not enough. And history suggests we should prepare for a far more difficult reality."

"“I still believe that everything happens for a reason. Kung ano man ang reason niya, iniisip ko na lang everything can be replaced" (Whatever his reason is, I just believe that everything can be replaced)."

"“Mas tahimik. Walang issue. Walang nangingialam,” (Quieter. No issues. No one interferes with your life.)"

"“Lagi kong sinasabi na gusto kong maging role maging pipi. That’s very challenging because kailangan mong ma-express ang gusto niyang sabihin without saying the lines. Mata lang and facial expression.” (I always say that I want to play the role of a mute character. That’s very challenging because you have to express everything the character wants to say without speaking any lines—only through the eyes and facial expressions.)"

"There are always “two or more sides in the story.”"

"“No matter how believable one person can sound, people should be given the benefit of the doubt. It’s about fairness and objectivity. ""

"Whenever I am sent out on coverage, I never do things half-baked. I always give it my all. If a story cannot be done, that means there is nothing humanly possible that it cannot be done in any other way. I really do my best whenever I am out there."