Lucio Tan

“We cannot, as a country, improve economically, socially, and culturally without quality education.”

“There's no secret. Just work hard.”

“Lucio Tan Group has had an historic interest in education. From my days as a struggling working student, I knew that education is the key to escape from the clutches of poverty.”

“A journalist who doesn't bring a camera is like a warrior who doesn't carry a sword.”

“There was a time in the mid-'50s when the Philippines was in the same league as Japan economically and academics-wise.”

“Everything is for sale if the price is right.”

“Despite PAL's troubles in the late 1990s, we were fortunate to have steered the company to clearer skies.”

“Education is popular but very low standard. No wonder the Philippine economy is bankrupt.”

“Competition must be replaced by cooperation.”

“PAL continues to be the country's leading airline and significant promoter of Philippine tourism.”

“We need to direct our efforts toward one goal, and that is to survive.”

“Airlines are very competitive.”

“No matter how busy I am, I find time to read, day and night.”

“Issues like security threats, declining traffic, high insurance premiums, rising fuel costs, among others, call for individual strengths to be aligned towards regional stability.”

“I am old. My wish now is for an easy, easy life.”

“All the education programmes provided by our foundations are in pursuit of a common vision to upgrade education standards and quality of life.”

“The thing to do is to buy and sell.”

“While the Tan Yan Kee foundation believes that it is merely scratching the surface relative to the gargantuan problems in the education sector, it envisions that one day it will be able to train more teachers and provide much-needed facilities that will transform schools into more conducive learning environments.”

“There was a time in the mid-1950s when the Philippines was in the same league as Japan economically and academically. Fifty years down the road, and we are almost dead last in the ASEAN region.”

“Even the accomplished suffers setbacks sometimes. The more bitter the lessons, the greater the successes will be.”