"Reginald always believed that greatness is not reserved for a few. He wanted young people to know that with discipline and determination, they could achieve anything."

"In the US, abortion is unconstitutional, for me it’s wrong, it should be the decision of the woman"

"You know, that’s how you may have a successful marriage. The very basic element is love: that you love him and he loves you."

"Use common sense, stick to core values."

"Don’t forget your heritage."

"This museum stands as a testament to the strength, creativity, and resilience of African Americans. Reginald wanted these stories told, preserved, and honored."

"So my message to anyone: When an opportunity comes, tell your children, ‘Take it!’. You don’t say, ‘I’m not ready,’ because you will learn the job as you go along."

"‘New year, new you’ as they say. I believe it’s never too late to develop good habits."

"If you eat beef, and you’re about to go to sleep, it’s like a ton of bricks on your stomach."

"Just counting your breaths, meditating, reflecting, just being quiet. It’s that quiet time when you straighten your life, when you’re quiet and God can talk to you, and you can talk to God."

"We can only focus on one thing, which is create graduates who have the values, the values of working hard, the values of being determined to do the best they can, the values of ethics. So we concentrate on the student, then it’s up to them to do all of those things"

"Just do good for your business. And don't forget, in the Jewish community, 10 percent of what they earn is to give away. So if you have P1,000 to spend, 10 percent is not yours, so just plan on the 90 percent."

"I always use my mind, but in the end I follow my heart."

"Stand on what you’ve survived."

"Women can be effective leaders without emulating the negative behaviors often exhibited by powerful men."

"I can’t believe we are already on our 25th! We started with a population of 314, now, it’s 2,500!"

"For us men and women, we are able to exist, succeed and flourish wherever we are. If you have an opportunity, take it, even if it’s not there, take it because Pilipino tayo, kaya natin.(If you have an opportunity, take it, even if it's not there, take it because we are Filipinos, we can make it.)"

"I was born in Sorsogon. I am a Filipina. I am a Christian Catholic. That forms the core of who I am."

"Don’t say you love God when you are unkind, when you are cruel, when you look down on people—minamata mo ang mga tao (-you look down on people). You need to love your neighbor, which is the other side of the coin of loving God. All of that is part of my being."

"Be determined, you will get there, it may take time, but you will get there."

"I believe that if I work hard towards my goal, with tenacity and integrity, I would get there."

"It wasn’t about preserving power. It was about preserving purpose."

"Goal setting. Obedience to the code of ethics. Determination. One mistake doesn’t make a failure. You will eventually get there."

"I am overjoyed to finally get a chance to share my memoir to my countrymen and in my homeland, the Philippines, where it all began."

"Second, when setting goals in life, be flexible. I was supposed to be either a nun or a public servant, which would include becoming a member of the Philippine Senate. Falling in love was the farthest thing in my mind. Then came along Reginald F. Lewis."

"This book is for those who are seeking ways to truly give the kind of care to themselves that make for long, healthy and joyful lives"

"I held on to his guiding principle in business as to what is more important: Create wealth for the stakeholders, rather than keep on building a bigger empire."

"Follow the golden rules, the 10 commandments. Follow the right path because if you say, no one knows and you will break the law, it will come back to you."

"You are all eager to make this world (a better place), but you will have to be the change that you want to see in the world."

"If you buy a company, it already has sales, organization, revenue and income; It’s already ready-made. All you have to do is to make it successful"

"Use your head, but follow your heart"

"For those people who will read the book, you will see that my belief in the loving God is like a running strain in my life. So ups and downs, light and darkness, sadness and joy and all throughout, I knew God protects me and God Is my rock and my salvation"

"When I get angry, I shut up. When I’m angry, I whisper. Because if you whisper, the anger would lessen"

"Many of us had to leave our country to earn a living for ourselves and our families back home, but we did not leave behind our rights as Filipinos. Nor did we leave behind our love for our fellow countrymen."

"We are all equal in the eyes of God. What is important is what we do as stewards and manage what we have to do. I think that’s the most important"

"I should tell people my life story."

"Do not let your ego be involved in making major decisions."

"Yes, it’s possible for a woman to be a good leader"

"I have this theory that if you go about looking for discrimination and bigotry against you, then you will surely find it."

"I want to make memories visible, while the storytellers are still with us."

"I maximized my strengths as a woman, focused on teamwork and developed a consensus-builder attitude."

"I didn’t just have all those achievements. I have had failures and it’s stated in my book."

"I learned a lot from my husband"

"Type As have a hard time shutting off their competitive instincts. I can vouch for this, having been a valedictorian, cum laude graduate and student council leader."

"My passion is always for the Filipino."

"The first key of leadership is knowing and setting your objective"