"I was hit by bullets from Honasan's men in the neck and hips but that's past now. The principle of my father was, 'Respect the rights even of your enemies.' Ito ang nagpatingkad ng demokrasya."
"I think it is incumbent upon me even as a citizen to try and allay certain fears, to put it in the proper perspective, to put it on the proper level."
"How does one compete with an idea? So that would be a useless venture on my part. I concentrated on making sure that their sacrifices were not squandered."
"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."