All Quotes

"What else is there for a colored man to do?"

"I didn’t exactly do much book learning, I went out to see where the money grew. Some of those who know me say that I found it."

"I bought a lot on a prairie where a town afterwards was located."

"We used to have a little gambling here, but the dust is an inch thick upstairs. You can’t judge by this. All the rest of the week, it will be like a graveyard."

"You’ll hear from me down in Africa shootin’ craps."

"For a man who has got all the coin Johnson is said to have, he is the closest colored man in the world.""

"Naoroji lost all the money he took from playing poker in Johnson's place; we have his confession for that. We may have a fight on our hands against influences, of which we know nothing, but we will know of them, and the public will know of them, before we get through with Mr. Johnson."

"Half a dozen stud poker games were in operation, and the checks were piled high in front of most of the white and black gamblers who surrounded the tables. “Mushmouth” Johnson, serene and smiling, stood by and watched the play..."

"Johnson is so high in the regard of the boss that he is given free rein in the operation of the bungaloo games and in promoting policy in general among the colored population."

"Every two years during the mayoral campaign, Johnson would give $10,000 to the Democrats and $10,000 to the Republicans. Thus, his gambling establishment was protected regardless of the winner."

"Love, Victor (Season 1)"

"Love, Victor (Season 2)"

"Love, Victor (Season 3)"

"My humble advice to the fighting groups is to stop the violence unconditionally, you are all brothers and sisters, all communities in Upper Nile are paying the unnecessary price for a crime they never committed. I call upon you sons and daughters of the Upper Nile to come together and keep in mind the common good and interests of the region."

"“FORGIVENESS IS GRACE GRANTED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. THE SPIRIT-FILLED KNOW WHAT IT IS TO FORGIVE FASTER THAN OTHERS CAN APOLOGIZE.”"

"DO THE NEW YOU."

"Let us not become weary in doing good."

"Parang feeling ko (I feel like), there’s always a silver lining, may (there is) rainbow at the end of the storm."

"“It’s not about the religion, I always make it a hashtag [in my posts].""

"“Because it’s really a newfound faith na parang when I found Jesus in the center of my life, He’s a friend.""

"“He’s a friend like us talking, I can pray to him like this and He wouldn’t mind.""

"'Everything I have now, it’s not because I’m a good actress, it’s not because I have these connections or whatever.""

"“Siguro yung may hope (Maybe there is hope), even though things are not going well, even if things are not going right or the way you want it, there’s always hope.""

"If young people don’t learn from what I did, they might commit the same ‘indiscretion’ and they might not be able to handle the consequences the way that I do."

"If they give na kusang-loob, okey lang; if not, okey na rin (If they give voluntarily, that's okay; if not, that's okay too). I don’t force them."

"A 5 percent possibility" of committing the same "indiscretion" for the third time while at the same time conceding that, being too much of an individual, "I don’t see myself getting married maybe in the next 10 years; I can’t see myself as a wife, I can see myself only as a mother."

"Actually, I am easy to love, easy to deal with, but at the same time not so easy to live with because, as I’ve said, I’m too much of an individual and somewhat hard to control."

"..Pero (But) ever since I’ve been inclined to do public service."

"Laging sinasabi sa akin ng mommy ko yung (My mom always tells me the) golden rule–– kung ano ginawa mo sa tao yun din ang gagawin sa'yo (What you do to others will be done to you). Yun yung tinuntungan ko. Yung time na yun, yun yung (That’s what I stepped on. At that time, that was) my driving force."

"“I’m very fortunate that I have the backing of my family. I think yun yung unang-unang step (that's the first step)–– even if I wanted it, kung wala yung suporta nung family ko (without the support of my family), I wouldn’t have gone through it.”"

"Maybe it would have been a different situation if our age are a little bit closer.""

"“Talagang there was really age gap and siguro dati hindi yon pansin ng tao (There really was an age gap and maybe people didn't notice it before). Pero (But) you know, it was a factor.”"

"“I mean, they’re very strong in a sense na (that) to do that kind of thing. It was very personal na parang… ang galing nila (it's like... they're so good). Ang galing nilang dalawa (They are both great) to be able to do that because, to some, magtatago na lang yan (they will just hide). But for them, it was a closure.”"

"“I do not know what I did to deserve you. All I know now is, it is all by God's grace that I have you all in my life.”"

"“To put it in a nut shell, my life, right now, is plain and simple, full of contentment. I cannot begin to imagine that with the so many things I did before, this is the kind of life I will have now.”"

"“By God’s grace, I have a good husband and I have [three] beautiful children. I’m really happy because my children are really flourishing with their studies.”"

"Surely prayers are very important for these seminarians who are aspiring to serve in the mission of our Lord. We are still at the stage of war and people can also try to help through prayer."

"Continue praying for us as we pray for you so that one day we realize the hope that our political leaders will stop playing with the emotions of the people by fuelling tribal animosities so that we can enjoy the real peace."

"When there is just cessation of hostilities, the situation shouldn’t be equated to peace."

"This song is a reminder that wherever life takes us, we remain one nation — strong, loving, and united. Most of all, it is my offering to every Filipino who continues to fight for our country."

"Keep calm and let karma finish it"

"“I always want to surprise the audience by playing something new.”"

"[On joining the Radical Party] I joined not so much out of organic membership, but in response to a plea from the Radical Party, which was struggling to survive. I did it out of gratitude. I didn't vote for them; I was a socialist. I did it so that a party that had brought divorce and abortion to Italians wouldn't die."

"[On Domenico Modugno] He got really angry when I won [the Sanremo Festival] with "Non ho l'età" in 1964. He went there to win, not to participate. When he wrote "Dio, come ti amo" (Dio, come ti amo), he thought about pairing with me ("that way I'd neutralize her"). It worked, despite the sabotage from the record companies."

"I sang with the simplicity of a sixteen-year-old girl whose mind is uncluttered by prejudices. I never had any, I'm not a conformist."

"The popularity is shocking, as was the [Sanremo] festival with its circus."

"Stand up for what you believe is right. Even if it means standing up... Alone."

"I live in faith, do not live in fear."

"Ang parang bottom line dito love should not hurt. Love does not hurt. If it’s hurting you, it’s not love. Di ba? Love is supposed to heal you, love is supposed to comfort you, love is supposed to give you peace, love is supposed to give you security.."

"I think that love should be greater than your lust for each other."