Gloria Macapagal Arroyo quotes

The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Work #Fearless #Together

Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Sacrifice #Gamer #Plunge

I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for granted today.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Taken #Justice #Want

I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more and I can take more unpopular decisions. I can have as my guidance for decision whatever is right, not whatever is popular.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Decision #Guidance #Burden

Its never right to fight terror with terror.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Fighting #Terror

The military is very constitutionalist, and I have my faith in them and in the cooler heads of the people.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Military #People

Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Opportunity #Government #Optimism

It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Before September 11, we were fighting terrorism in our southwestern Philippines, and it was a lonely fight. However, we were able to contain it now in one island in that part of the Philippines. But after September 11, and after the creation of the global coalition against terrorism, now we have allies, and I believe now it will easier with allies.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Lonely #Believe #Fighting

The Philippines was with the U.S. in the Second World War, in the Korean War, in the Vietnam War, and now in the war against terrorism.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#War #Vietnam #World

Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it is difficult for anyone to make any headway yet keep his hands clean.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Hands #Years #Political

I will follow my father's footsteps by doing what is right, and God will take care of the rest. My father is my role model. My living role model is Cory Aquino.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Father #Role Models #Roles

In 1995, we had evidence of the brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden being in the Philippines, living in the Philippines. We had evidence of front organizations set up in the Philippines. And we uncovered evidence about, which would help the U.S. with - about the perpetuators of the World Trade Center bombing.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Brother #Law #Organization

The Philippines has no policy that demands sacrifice of human lives.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Sacrifice #Demand #Philippines

The military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Military #People #Faithful

In the harshest possible terms, I condemn political killings.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Political #Killing #Term

In a global arena, what our businessmen need in order to be competitive is transparency and a level playing-field.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Order #Needs #Level Playing Field

I am very grateful to our Muslim population. One of the things we've been doing is stepping up our inter-faith dialogue with the Muslim population. And I think that helped very much in their support for me.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Grateful #Thinking #Support

I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#President #United States #Defense

A president can be as strong as she wants to be.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Strong #President #Want

We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#People #World #Hardest

While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Country #Order #Working Together

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Democracy #Majesty #Reap

In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Talent #Lord #Stewards

I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#People #Joy #Comfort

I'm not worried. I'm in control.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Worried

We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Work Ethic #Matching #Ethics

The people want government that works for them at every level. They want good government that begins at their doorstep in the barangay, and does not end before the closed door of a bureaucrat in Metro Manila.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Government #Doors #People

It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.
-- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#Political #Needs #Fundamentals