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I've talked to so many people, so many institutions, about how China works.

I want to make democracy work not only for the rich and the well connected but for everyone.

Benigno Aquino III

I have to study, study, and study because I have to learn everything. Everyone expects me to be an expert on everything.

Benigno Aquino III

I've been called 'hardheaded,' 'obstinate,' 'unreasonable,' etc.

Benigno Aquino III

When the Walkman was the craze in my generation, I was one of the first to have it.

Benigno Aquino III

The most powerful person can wind up in jail.

Benigno Aquino III

When my father returned home on the twenty-first of August 1983, he had a speech prepared. Filipinos never got to hear it, because he was murdered right on the tarmac.

Benigno Aquino III

If my father Ninoy Aquino were alive today, he would say that he is not superman or superboy. In effect, heroes are really just ordinary people caught up in extraordinary times and respond properly.

Benigno Aquino III

Mom's paintings are a very small part of the legacy she left behind.

Benigno Aquino III

I have never stolen. I am not a thief.

Benigno Aquino III

The focus of my administration is, if somebody decides to work abroad, then it has to be from choice as opposed to necessity.

Benigno Aquino III

I remove a lot of the pressure from myself by saying I'm not competing with my parents. They are the persons who taught me my ideology. They actively practiced what they preached. They're the exemplars and the role models. So how does one compete with a mentor?

Benigno Aquino III

My obsession is to provide food and jobs to people in Tarlac. The province is primarily an agricultural province; food security tops the priority.

Benigno Aquino III

There is a theory that China will tend to push, and if you bend, they will push some more.

Benigno Aquino III

With proper governance, life will improve for all.

Benigno Aquino III

Let me make it clear: The Disbursement Allocation Program is not pork barrel. Of the DAP releases in 2011 and 2012, only nine percent was disbursed for projects suggested by legislators. The DAP is not theft. Theft is illegal.

Benigno Aquino III

I've talked to so many people, so many institutions, about how China works.

Benigno Aquino III

We will revive the emergency employment program established by former President Corazon Aquino. This will provide jobs for local communities and will help in the development of their and our economy.

Benigno Aquino III

Part of my mandate is to curb corruption and streamline a cumbersome, graft-ridden bureaucracy, to put resources where they will provide the clearest results, and to untangle a complicated regulatory environment.

Benigno Aquino III

The Philippines is for the Philippines. We can defend ourselves.

Benigno Aquino III

Pictorial is something that I am not used to. You have to pose, smile, bend your arm, straighten up, look to the left.

Benigno Aquino III

President Obama and I recognize the importance of strong economic engagement for the continued growth of both the Philippines and the United States.

Benigno Aquino III

The Philippines has vast minerals that are still untapped. It has one of the world's largest deposits of gold, nickel, copper and chromite. Through responsible mining, we intend to generate more revenues from the extraction of these resources.

Benigno Aquino III

I was put into office by the people who believed in my idea that corruption is the root of poverty; that an end to corruption would mean an end to poverty.

Benigno Aquino III

The mandate given to me was one of change.

Benigno Aquino III

Perhaps the strongest signal of reengagement with Southeast Asia was the U.S.'s accession to the Southeast Asian Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

Benigno Aquino III

The message has to be sent that if you commit a crime there has to be punishment.

Benigno Aquino III

As you may know, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, awards grants only to countries which rule justly, promote economic freedom, and invest in their people.

Benigno Aquino III

The people want to go back to the time when democracy was in full bloom.

Benigno Aquino III

Strategic partnership is based on a shared set of values.

Benigno Aquino III

While I accept that there are certain things about my private life that will always be of interest to the public, it would be better if you give the same amount of attention to issues that matter as well.

Benigno Aquino III