Rodrigo Duterte

“כפי שאתם יודעים, אני נלחם עם שר החוץ האמריקאי (ג'ון קרי). השגריר ההומו שלו (פיליפ גולדברג), בן של זונה, עיצבן אותי.”

“אני מעדיף להפסיד בבחירות מאשר לאבד את הזהות שלי.”

“Freedom of expression is very important.”

“As a lawyer and a former prosecutor, I know the limits of the power and authority of the president. I know what is legal and what is not.”

“Whoever said I hated the media?”

“I don't care if you will get angry with me, but I am not open to a compromise. Contractualization must go. It is anti-people.”

“It is really the angling in the media that I do not like. That is how media can be rotten.”

“No leader, however strong, can succeed at anything of national importance or significance unless he has the support and cooperation of the people he is tasked to lead and sworn to serve.”

“If you are an upright journalist, nothing will happen to you.”

“I'm fine with gays. I have nothing against gays.”

“What you should worry about is how you suffer here on this planet. You do not worry about suffering after you make the exit.”

“Even money has a price.”

“We cannot move forward if we allow the past to pull us back.”

“I would rather die early than enter Malacanang.”

“Gamble until you die. I do not really care.”

“I really do not know. I really do not know how to solve the problem of the Philippines. I cannot be the savior of this republic.”

“Love of country, subordination of personal interests to the common good, concern and care for the helpless and the impoverished - these are among the lost and faded values that we seek to recover and revitalize as we commence our journey towards a better Philippines.”

“The only reason there is peace and order in Davao is because of me.”

“I wear cheap shoes. I don't even wear socks.”

“For every profanity, there's a story behind it. People should go beyond my cussing.”