Defensor Quotes

#1. Marsilius of Padua, whose Defensor Pacis in 1324 was a forthright assertion of the supremacy of the state.

Barbara W. Tuchman

#2. The greatest rank for a man is not FD, Defender of the Faith; but it is SD, Scientia Defensor: Defender of the Science!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#3. I will jump headfirst from a helicopter in Luneta if Estrada gets removed from power

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#4. Romance begins upstairs, then culminates downstairs.

T.F. Hodge

#5. Dare beyond your strength, hazard beyond your judgment, and in extremities, proceed in excellent hope. Bare the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#6. A true teacher does not terrorize ignorant students, because a true teacher knows that it is his job to cure ignorance.

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#7. A smart wife is one who makes sure she spends so much that her husband can't afford another woman.

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#8. The large and rapid fortunes by which vulgar and ignorant people become possessed of splendid houses, splendidly furnished, do not of course, give them the feelings and manners of gentle folks.

Fanny Kemble

#9. What is the meaning of life? This meaning is not for you to find, but for you to define. The meaning of life is found in the purposes that we pursue as we grow older.

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#10. In my view, leadership is the courage to take risks in defense of a position that is both legal and moral. The politician who tries to become a wise guy by becoming friends to everybody - corrupt or not - is not a leader.

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#11. When someone told me, 'Ang ganda mo' I answered 'Sana ikaw rin.'

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#12. I eat death threats for breakfast!

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#13. In America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio.

Norman Jewison

#14. I'm not a schmuck. Even if the world goes to hell in a handbasket, I won't lose a penny.

Donald Trump

#15. In a corrupt country, if you want to succeed in politics, you must keep your conscience under control.

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#16. The family is the most basic unit of government. As the first community to which a person is attached and the first authority under which a person learns to live, the family establishes society's most basic values.

Charles Caleb Colton

#17. Handbags, I don't at all like them because they occupy my hands. My hands always have to be ready in case I need to slap somebody.

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#18. I shall be honored to go to jail. Under a dictatorship, the detention cell is a place of honor.

Miriam Defensor Santiago

#19. I have no illusions about myself, about my life, about leaving a legacy, or making a mark in people's lives. We are so insignificant. We are only here for a blink.

Miriam Defensor Santiago