Rodrigo Duterte

“Let me be very clear: my friendship with my friends ends where the interest of the country begins.”

“Sometimes, my mouth can get the better of me.”

“I slap people in public, especially erring policemen. I can even challenge them to a duel. I am a gunfighter.”

“Fate has many faces.”

“We have a society now where obedience to the law is really a choice, an option only.”

“I have to address the economic conditions of everybody, including, and perhaps first, those who are poor.”

“Many are asking what my credentials are and what I can do for the Philippines. They are telling me that they heard I am a womanizer. That is true. That is very true.”

“I have this deep and abiding faith in God. But this does not mean that you have to have a religion or follow somebody.”

“I have to build a new environment for the people. I will place them in ecozones and provide them assistance. I will build hospitals there. There will be economic activity.”

“I don't want anyone controlling me.”

“Erosion of faith and trust in government - that is the real problem that confronts us.”

“Rich people are afraid to die.”

“Relax. I am not the man I am portrayed to be by some.”

“From day one, I told people there are consequences for not abiding by the law.”

“For the record, I believe in God, but I do not believe in religion, period.”

“I need to control my mouth.”

“I am just an ordinary man.”

“I am a man of many flaws and contradictions.”

“Everyone gets sick, and everyone has to go.”

“God does not discriminate against people, regardless of color, religion, social class, or gender and sexual preferences.”