Quotes from Corazon Aquino

You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom.

We Filipinos have to exercise the necessary pressure on Marcos. But it would certainly help our cause if the Americans would stop supporting Mr. Marcos.

Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.

Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice.

Keep inviolate an area of light and peace within you.

It's not just in politics that you can be a servant of the people, you can do it in so many other ways.

Let's continue to pray for each other and ask the Lord to bring us closer to each other. He (God) will bring us not only 79 votes, but more than 79 (votes).

The government cannot do everything all at once. It can't wave a magic wand and meet everyone's demands simultaneously.

As I came to power peacefully, so shall I keep it.

I acknowledged that I owed my presidency to People Power. I resolved during my presidency that I would in turn empower the people.

I know my limitations, and I don't like politics. I was only involved because of my husband.

I cannot think of a tactical alliance with the Left because I represent the idea that there is a peaceful, nonviolent way to dislodge a dictatorship... A tactical Left alliance damages my argument. If I succeed with them, we will never know if peace can really produce freedom.

It's very simple, I just tell my sad story, and people weep.

I've reached a point in life where it's no longer necessary to try to impress. If they like me the way I am, that's good. If they don't, that's too bad.

When you restore democracy, you cannot say that only those who worked for the restoration of democracy will be allowed to use the privileges of a democracy.

I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles.

I just do whatever it is that I believe I should do, regardless of the risks to my life.

I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It's always the people who make things happen.

You have spent many lives and much treasure to bring freedom to many lands that were reluctant to receive it. And here you have a people who won it by themselves and need only the help to preserve it.

All the world wondered as they witnessed... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride.

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services.

The nation was awakened by that deafening shot.

It is not I who have been consigned to the bedroom of history.

One must be frank to be relevant.