Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

“I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for granted today.”

“I was at Ground Zero, and it was, to me, such a graphic illustration of what terrorism has done to our world.”

“I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more, and I can take more unpopular decisions.”

“We're working with our neighbors Indonesia and Malaysia to fight terrorism in our own common seas.”

“I will not stand idly when anyone gets in the way of the national interest and tries to block the national vision. From where I sit, I can tell you, a president is always as strong as she wants to be.”

“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.”

“The Constitution says that troops can be in the Philippines if there's a treaty that provides for it, and we have two treaties with the United States.”

“I believe that the war against terrorism and the war against poverty in these times of turmoil go together. So you - when you fight one, you have to fight the other.”