"The honeymoon is over, isn't it? But I am not sorry. The sooner we get over the fantasy of the honeymoon and face the hard work of marriage — the marriage of President and nation — the better."

"Because of the restoration of democracy, and because the great majority of the Filipino people really believe in the democratic way, the left -- the extreme left -- have really lost their following."

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

"I believe in the power of prayer."

"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."