All Quotes

"Interviewer: Are you looking for God? Gianotti: No. I don’t think physics will ever be able to answer that question. Science and religion are separate disciplines, though not mutually exclusive. You can be a physicist and have faith, or you may not. It’s best for God and science to keep a healthy distance. Interviewer: But you’ve called the Higgs bison "the God particle". Gianotti: No scientist has ever dared to describe it in such terms. We owe this to the publisher of the book written by Nobel laureate Leon Lederman. He wanted to cloak the work in a literary veil that would certainly make an impact. Lederman had suggested another title, *The Damned Particle*, because it had driven us to despair; we had been searching for it for decades. It is undoubtedly a special particle, but to liken it to God is nonsense."

"Sapagkat ang babae ay hindi isinilang para sa musika at selebrasyon ng sariling buhay; ang babae ay isinilang para maging musika ng kanyang asawa't mga anak"

"Si, io credo in Dio. Non ci sono contraddizioni tra scienza e fede, l’importante è lasciare i due piani separati: essere credenti o non credenti, non è la fisica che ci darà una risposta. La scienza si basa sulla dimostrazione sperimentale e la religione si basa su principi completamente opposti, cioè sulla fede, tanto più benemerito chi crede senza aver visto."

"Through these tough years, I’ve learned it’s OK if things don’t go exactly how you envision things, that it’s OK if it happens a different way."

"I told myself this was going to be the biggest game of my life in the Pilipinas jersey"

"“Attaining press freedom is an ongoing struggle and journalists should continue fighting for their rights”Daily monitor, Saturday, May 01, 2021"

""Ang payapang pampang ay para lang sa mga pangahas na sasalunga sa alimpuyo ng mga alon sa panahon ng unos."

"Tama na sa akin 'yung maligaya ako paminsan-minsan. Para kapag malungkot ako, masasabi ko sa sarili ko: Minsan naman, maligaya rin ako."

"Sabi ng nanay ko, 'yan daw totoo... di raw dapat ikahiya!" "E kung magnanakaw ka, di mo ikakahiya?" "Sabi ng nanay ko, kung ikakahiya mo... h'wag mong gagawin!"

"Hindi achievement ang tawag ko sa gano'n. Suwertihan lang 'yong ipinanganak ka nang maganda. Ang achievement e something you work hard to attain."

"Minsa'y naiisip n'ya na sana kung may operasyon sa utak at may operasyon sa puso sana'y may operasyon din na magbubura ng masasakit na alaala sa utak at puso ng tao magtatanggal sa parte ng utak at puso na sisidlan ng mga gunitang dapat nang kalimutan."

"Totoong mahal pa rin ang galunggong at wala pa ring makain ang mga nagtatanim ng bigas. At iyon mismo ang dahilan kaya patuloy ang pagtatanim ng mga pangarap... patuloy ang pagsulong ng mga adhikain. Pero hindi isang lipunan ng mga desaparesido ang nalikha ng lahat ng pakikipaglaban... kundi isang buong magiting na kasaysayan."

"Look what's happening around us: war, hunger, poverty, epidemics... tapos, ang iniisip natin, pagandahan? My God, Pilar; ang importante sa tao'y ang kabuuan niya bilang tao... hindi kung maganda ba ang mukha niya o makinis ba ang kanyang binti!"

"Para kay Lea, maruming tingnan ang isang batang naka-make up at lipstick. Imbis na makaganda'y sinisira nito ang kalinisan ng isang batang mukha. Nilalagyan ng anyo ng kamunduhan at karanasan."

"Iyan ang hirap sa usapang ito. Ano ba naman ang kamuwangan ng mga pipituhing taon sa mga beauty contests? Laro lang ang tingin nila sa lahat ng bagay at komo laro, gagawin lang nila pag gusto nila. Pag nasa mood sila. Karaniwan na ina lan ang may gustong mapalaban ang anak nila, masabing kabilang ito sa magaganda maging ang pinakamaganda kung maaari. Baya'n mo Baya'n mong mabilad siya sa init, mapagod siya, lagnatin siya, sipunin siya. Gusto ng nanay ang tropeo, gusto ng nanay ang karangalan."

"Klik! Anak ko 'yon! Hahahaha! Mga kaibigan, si Maya ko 'yon! Klik! Narinig n'yo ba? Anak ko 'yon! Klik! Klik!Anak ko sa labas. 'Yong batang konti ko nang tinunaw no'ng araw. Kundi ko lang naisip na lahat ng bata'y kailangang bigyan ng pagkakataong maging tao."

"Sanay na siya sa mga damdamin nya, matagal na niya 'yong tinanggap. Na siya'y isang babae: hindi itim hindi puti, hindi masama't hindi mabuti.. basta isang babaing malaya sa kadena ng mga inhibition at pagkukunwari."

"Ang buhay ay di nagsisimula sa pagtuntong sa sisenta. Nagsisimula ito sa bawat ngiti ng umaga.""

"Yan daw alak at gamot at pagkaapi, nakakasanayan. Kalaunan daw, hindi ka na tatablan pa. Pero hindi totoo 'yon. Lalo na sa kaso ng pagkaapi."

"Anu't anuman, dito naganap ang mga unang pangamba ko, na ang anak ko'y hindi na isang estudyante sa loob ng kampus...unti-unti'y nagiging bahagi na rin siya ng mas malawak at balisang lipunan, ng mga bagong tao ng ngayon na siyang magpapasiya ng bukas: isang malinaw na mata at tainga at tinig ng kanyang panahon."

"Sino ang may sabi na may ipinagkaiba ang damdamin ng isang sisenta'y singko sa isang disisais? Walang pinagkaiba yan, magkasingtalim lang ang damdamin niyan ng pagkabigo, magkasingdami ang luhang ititigis sa kamatayan ng kanyang pag-asa."

"Alam mo, maski mahal ng isang babae ang isang lalaki, hindi nya pinapatay ang mga kaangkinan niya."

"Niyakap ko siya nang mahigpit, kung maaari lang na ibaon ko siya sa dibdib ko. Siya na mataas pa nga sa'kin pero kailan lang ay isang sanggol na kalong ko at ipinaghehele. Higit kailanman ay ngayon ko nadarama ang mga trahedya ng maging ina. Hindi pala natatapos ang hirap at kirot sa pagsisilang ng anak, may mga sakit na libong ulit na mas masakit kaysa mga oras ng panganganak. Bakit gano'n, hindi mo maangkin ang mga dinaramdam ng anak mo. Bakit gano'n, wala kang magawa kundi iyakan ang mga pagdurusa niya!"

"Sana'y isang maganda at payapa kahit di na masaganang bagong taon. Isang taon ng kaligtasan sa mga di-pagkakaunawaan, sakit, aksidente, raids, mass arrest, encounter, assassination, at mga pa-traidor ng kamatayan!"

"Alam mo naman pag walang sex life ang tao, puro sex ang sinasabi!"

"Tinawag niya ang luho ng 'pangangailangan."

"Sulat-kamay niya. Ginawa long long time ago, noong nagmamahalan pa ang isa't isa sa pamilya nila. Ang lungkot isipin."

"Maaring Bartolo ang apelyido ko o Cruz o Santos-- pero apelyido 'yon na minana ko lang sa tatay ko, at minana ng tatay ko sa tatay niya. Oo nga pala, bakit puro sa tatay nagmamana ng apelyido? Bakit kahit minsan, hindi sa nanay?"

"Pero ang babae (ang tao, for that matter), talian man ang katawan o suutan ng chastity belt, ay may uri ng kalayaang hindi mananakaw ng kahit sino; ang kalayaan niyang mag-isip."

"Interviewer: Help us then to recall this assessment of P2, as it emerged from the work of the Anselmi Commission. Matteoli: Essentially, what can be said of that work is that of the names that emerged during the investigation – around a thousand – the vast majority were found to have no involvement whatsoever in subversive activities or corruption for political ends. About fifty remained, those we might call "freelancers", including several members of the Italian army, but the presence of the P2 Masonic lodge itself was very much in the minority. [...] To think today that the Italian state was afraid of someone like him (Licio Gelli) is almost laughable. As I said, he was a strange character, a curious figure who, whilst acting as a partisan, was against the partisans."

"Interviewer: Is Forza Italia no longer able to connect with its supporters? Matteoli: People didn’t make a different choice; they simply didn’t turn out to vote. Yes, we haven’t been able to connect with our supporters as we once did. Because there are MPs who just sit in Parliament, who have lost touch with the people, lulled into complacency by our leader’s ability to appear on TV: we must get back to doing politics, to engaging with the grassroots. FI must return to being the party of moderates that allies itself with the right and wins elections, which is what President Berlusconi has always wanted."

"[Anche se, stando all'articolo 70 della riforma, manterrà comunque una funzione legislativa paritaria in alcune materie di peculiare importanza (riforme e leggi costituzionali)] Oltre al superamento del bicameralismo paritario ed alla riduzione del numero dei parlamentari, gli altri tasselli basilari della Riforma concernono la revisione del Titolo V della parte seconda della Costituzione. Altresì importanti appaiono le modifiche al meccanismo d'elezione del Capo dello Stato. E quelle dei giudici della Corte Costituzionale. Poi si abbasserà il quorum per la validità dei Referendum abrogativi. Ma, purtroppo, le firme necessarie per proporre un disegno di legge ad iniziativa popolare saliranno dalle attuali 50mila, alle future 150mila. Anche se poi il Parlamento avrà l'obbligo di discutere e deliberare entro termini ben precisi"

"Interviewer: What did the MSI represent in the democratic history of this country? Matteoli: A testament to the preservation of indispensable values such as the family, a sense of nationhood, a Europe of nations, and the defence of small and medium-sized enterprises. Furthermore, the defence of the tradition that has led us to play a leading role on the world stage."

"Interviewer: Who were the most brilliant and influential figures in the history of the MSI? Matteoli: De Marsanich, Anfuso for foreign policy, Romualdi who was the first to speak of taking sides, Almirante for his courage and his charisma."

"Interviewer: Constitutional referendum: yes or no, and why? Matteoli: I would like, for example, voters to know before casting their vote in the referendum that the new Senate would have a variable composition, as mayors and regional councillors would remain in office only for the duration of their term, creating a situation of absolute uncertainty that would affect the passing of laws."

"Interviewer: The reform envisages moving beyond the perfect bicameral system that has been discussed for 30 years: right or wrong, and if so, for or against? Matteoli: The new Senate may, if it wishes, debate all proposals submitted for consideration by the Chamber of Deputies, with the potential to create, if not a complete blockage of legislative activity, delays worse than those of the current perfect bicameral system. I would also point out that the Senate will have to continue, as it does now, to approve laws in various sectors and constitutional laws. So talking about moving beyond perfect bicameralism is pure propaganda. [...] the risk that such demands in this forum will clash with the interests of other regions is equally clear. Reaching a consensus would become impossible."

"Interviewer: With the new Senate, seats and political costs are being cut: right or wrong, and if so, for or against? Matteoli: The savings would be truly insignificant, given that the apparatus would remain intact. This aspect of costs belongs more to Renzi’s propaganda than to reality."

"Interviewer: You'll have to get used to the idea if the Carroccio gets more votes than Forza Italia. Matteoli: In 2001, Casini and Fini challenged Berlusconi with these words: "The leader will be whoever gets the most votes". The voters rewarded our leader."

"Interviewer: Salvini warns you: either you agree with his proposals or you’re in for a rough ride. Matteoli: The problem isn’t his proposals, partly because some of them are reasonable. What’s unacceptable is the way he issues his diktat: we’ve never done that. Even when FI was at its strongest, we were always conciliatory. Berlusconi always reasoned, he tried to reach agreements."

"Interviewer: II Mattinale, the house organ of Brunetta, claims that Salvini wants to lead the centre-right into a mad dash with the fascists. Matteoli: It is foolish to still think of dividing politics between fascists and communists. I never felt like a fascist, not even when I was in the MSI. It is absurd to talk of fascism today, just as it is to say that Renzi wants to establish a dictatorship."

"For sure nanghinayang pero it happens for a reason. Medyo na-sad pero parang okay rin na may setbacks and you have to think some stuff. May mga na-realize din like spend time with family, sa jowa, sa dogs, and friends. Try to enjoy life din. (For sure there are regrets but it happens for a reason. It's somehow sad but setbacks are also fine since you have to think some stuff. There are also realizations like spending time with family, partner, dogs, and friends. Try to enjoy life, too.)"

"Acting is like the blood of language."

"I think I scare men. I was given the impression that being 19 and single in the world means you'll be fending off the wolves, but I can't find a wolf to save my life."

"I'm interested in human contact. I think phones have created a certain social incapacity; it's made people socially deficient."

"I’m not interested in hiding from the fact that my parents are actors. I’m proud of them! It’s very ordinary to pursue a career that your parents do, but when it’s in the public eye it becomes a complicated thing."

"Blush is simultaneously a revealing thing. Like, when you blush, you're revealing something about yourself, something personal. And it's also a mask. It hides your face, your feelings."

"The great thing about Stranger Things is it has such a reach and so many people watch it in the middle of the country. Even a little gesture like having a gay character is a big deal."

"Abbreviations are the wheels of language, the wings of Mercury. And though we might be dragged along without them, it would be with much difficulty, very heavily and tediously."

"(At the funeral of Nilde Iotti) She had a conception of democracy in which a political opponent is a friend. She always considered the other person’s point of view."

"Credo che la giornata più difficile, più dolorosa, sia stata sicuramente quella del comunicato del Lago della Duchessa [18 aprile 1978]. Fu un momento molto doloroso, molto difficile, quello di dire alla moglie e ai figli che c'era questa ipotesi di una possibile uccisione di Aldo Moro. Tuttavia non posso dimenticare che quando i figli e io stessa ci mettemmo a piangere, la signora Moro, con una grandissima forza d'animo, prima ci invitò a pregare e poi disse: "Vabbè, aspettate un momento che vado a farvi un buon caffè; ci vuole un buon caffè". E così fece. Passai con loro parecchie ore, perché appunto si era in attesa di qualche conferma o di qualcosa che smentisse il comunicato."