Quotes from GOODREADS

“Depression weighs you down like a rock in a river. You don't stand a chance. You can fight and pray and hope you have the strength to swim, but sometimes, you have to let yourself sink. Because you'll never know true happiness until someone or something pulls you back out of that river--and you'll never believe it until you realize it was you, yourself who saved you.” ~Alysha Speer

"She has fought many wars, most internal. The ones that you battle alone, for this, she is remarkable. She is a survivor." ~Nikki Rowe

“The pessimist resembles a man who observes with fear and sadness that his wall calendar, from which he daily tears a sheet, grows thinner with each passing day. On the other hand, the person who attacks the problems of life actively is like a man who removes each successive leaf from his calendar and files it neatly and carefully away with its predecessors, after first having jotted down a few diary notes on the back. He can reflect with pride and joy on all the richness set down in these notes, on all the life he has already lived to the fullest. What will it matter to him if he notices that he is growing old? Has he any reason to envy the young people whom he sees, or wax nostalgic over his own lost youth? What reasons has he to envy a young person? For the possibilities that a young person has, the future which is in store for him?

No, thank you,' he will think. 'Instead of possibilities, I have realities in my past, not only the reality of work done and of love loved, but of sufferings bravely suffered. These sufferings are even the things of which I am most proud, although these are things which cannot inspire envy.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

BIO

Viktor Emil Frankl M.D., Ph.D., was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy, which is a form of Existential Analysis, the "Third Viennese School" of psychotherapy.

“Sometimes, you will go through awful trials in your life and then a miracle happens--God heals you. Don’t be disheartened when the people you love don’t see things like you do. There will be Pharisees in your life that will laugh it off, deny that it happened, or will mock your experience based on righteousness they think you don't possess. God won't deny you a spiritual experience because you are not a spiritual leader. He loves everyone equal. The only people that really matter in life are the people that can “see” your heart and rejoice with you.” ~Shannon L. Alder

"The splendid thing about falling apart silently...is that you can start over as many times as you like."~Sanober Khan, A Thousand Flamingos

"When you find your path in life and are in sync with your primary missions in this lifetime, everything else just falls into place." ~Paul O'Brien, Great Decisions, Perfect Timing: Cultivating Intuitive Intelligence

"What may appear to be the wrong way by other people's standards may indeed be the perfectly inspired path by which you will arrive at clarity of mind and a more authentic expression of yourself." ~Linda Cull, Where The Light Lives: A True Story about Death, Grief and Transformation

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Nanette Mathews Quotes

"Embrace the flow of your life path, living with grace and ease while showing love towards yourself and others along your journey." ~Nanette Mathews

"Life is not a race....Everyone can win, so stop going around in circles." ~Nanette Mathews

"Standing up for oneself is not always easy but it is often the only way to walk our true life path. The beaten path only gets you where most people go. Be original and explore new roads." ~Nanette Mathews

"When we're consciously aware, we receive the messages the universe sends to answer us through intuition that could be easily missed if we weren't living in the moment. These messages will guide us to our true path." ~Nanette Mathews

"When you realize your life isn't heading in the direction you wish, rather than wasting time complaining about the situation, just focus on the direction you wish to proceed with determination." ~Nanette Mathews

"You can ask others for directions about your life's path...But remember, then you're on someone else's journey and may get lost. Search for your path within." ~Nanette Mathews

Source: Goodreads

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Thomas Wictor Quotes

"The mainstream media now sees itself as internal state security." ~Thomas Wictor, Twitter, 6 July 2017

"When journalists use their power to dictate WHAT YOU WILL SAY, that means the press is now a secret police."~Thomas Wictor, Twitter, 6 July 2017

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Alex Umali - horizon

"Reading something unfamiliar widens our horizon." ~Alex Umali

Arthur Gabriele Quotes

"As the picture grows old, heads that turn enjoy the passing moments." ~Arthur Gabriele

"Only those who find the pathway through the wall may see the other side." ~Arthur Gabriele

"Some people are like clouds, when they disappear it's a brighter day." ~Arthur Gabriele

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Ronald Bernard Quotes

“All misery on earth is a business model.” ~Ronald Bernard, Dutch Entrepreneur (Source: Free Thought Project, 17 June 2017)

“As long as people don’t realize how it works: How they’re deceived… How their being robbed…How the value, their value, is taken away from them to enrich the rich even further… as long as the people don’t see this, as long as they are not aware, nothing will change.” ~Ronald Bernard (ibid)

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Luis Barragan - Garden

"A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy." ~Luis Barragan

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: people who do you wrong

"Stay away from people who can’t take responsibility for their actions and who make you feel bad for being angry at them when they do you wrong." ~Anon

Philippine Progressive Watch Quotes

"President Duterte is the most progressive president the Philippines has had in a long time. Facts will show he fights for the rights of every ordinary Filipinos, especially the poor whom are victims of rampant oligarchy and income inequality in the country." ~The Philippine Progressive Watch, 26 July 2017

"Remember, the enemy is powerful. They have the machine and the money. Deception is their strategy and the only way to win against it is by abiding in truth." ~Philippine Progressive Watch

"The truth is like a diamond--you do not see it on the surface of the earth; you have to dig to find it." ~Philippine Progressive Watch

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JON T. HERMOSISIMA Quotes

"A Balanced life tends toward a happy life." ~Jon T. Hermosisima 

"A rising sun, about to eviscerate a winter night." ~Jon T. Hermosisima 

"As real as physical things, and even people. Thoughts shape our reality and our life. But thoughts are all around us, constantly shaping the world. Although they seem invisible, you can do many things with thoughts, and thoughts become many things, too." ~Jon T. Hermosisima, June 11, 2021

"Curiousity, learning by activity is effective." ~Jon T. Hermosisima

"Different countries have different challenges, problems and circumstances so each respective leader/president/prime minister needs to be assessed/evaluated under varying criteria..." ~Jon T. Hermosisima, October 17, 2019 on Top Ten World Leaders‬

"Duterte's statements make people discuss ideas and question traditional beliefs that have contributed to the country’s backwardness." ~Jon T. Hermosisima

 "Find the places in life where you can hear the whisper of the wind, the waves and your soul." ~Jon T Hermosisima 2021

"Illegal Drugs are a problem of criminality, health, peace and order and society as a whole! They destroy the Country and People!" ~Jon T Hermosisima 

"Let nothing disturb your peace... Stay detached from worry, self-glory and anything that vexes your spirit." ~Jon T. Hermosisima 

“One doesn't know or understand what life is, until they realize and feel the spiritual world that lies within them and without them.” ~Jon T. Hermosisima

‪"‬Organized dogmatic institutionalized religion is big business controlling the mass mentality by focusing more on fear rather than on love and thus tends to be corrupted time and time again in world history as it is so eminent these days." ~Jon T. Hermosisima

"People seem to be opting more and more for Direct Democracy now and it's good. How to actualize that?" ~Jon T. Hermosisima

"Science is fantastic -- ever learning, always gaining insights into realms of possibilities and progress ever nearer to the Truth." ~Jon T.  Hermosisima 

"‪Scientists and engineers are the backbone of sustainable national development." ~‬Jon T. Hermosisima

 "Setting a high standard for engagement and delight while learning is desirable. Not the quantity but quality matters." ~Jon T.  Hermosisima 

"Sometimes it's helpful to realize that we are not of this world, and are just passing through. However there is purpose and reason for our lives while we're here, and that is to do the best we can to make this world a better place." ~Jon T. Hermosisima

"Stay put, listen to the body. Meditate, gather good energy. Decide later where and how to expend that energy. Take care." ~Jon T. Hermosisima 

"The challenge is how to overcome stupidity and learn how to work with our hands, hearts and minds." ~Jon T. Hermosisima

"The opposition do not want Federalism because it Dismantles their Economic monopoly and Dissolves their Political dynasty." ~Jon T. Hermosisima

"The unawares or partially conscious people can't get Duterte as he's miles and miles ahead in evolution of human consciousness. Not only is his language peculiar of where he's coming from but his idiosyncratic package of which psychologically all of us are allowed as free human beings are what boggles the opposition who operate on the plain linear mind. Duterte is intuitive and is not to be interpreted on simple logic but on the complex reality of how the human mind operates i.e. things are not what they appear to be and the cyclic nature of reality, the law of cause and effect. That's why he emphasized in his SONA the Revised Penal Code's Retribution Principle." ~Jon T. Hermosisima, 25 July 2017

‪"To study and know inner spaces or journey within after outer space explorations..." ~Jon T. Hermosisima ‬(2018)

"Veiled as current humanity is with illusions and delusions. There are pockets of hope and glimmers of illumination here and there, however, but most in slumber as of yet. Recall China's the sleeping giant, not so long ago, and now it has awakened." ~Jon T.  Hermosisima 

“Viruses just come and naturally go, while mutating in the meantime. We just need to boost the immune systems, find the right treatments and go through this period of time, develop immunity!” ~Jon T. Hermosisima, November 2020

"Whether propagandists such as Rizal were writing from a politically reformist or separatist stance with regard to Spanish colonialism, the main thrust of their critique was consistent: clerical rule, or ‘monastic supremacy’, was keeping the Philippines mired in backwardness, poverty, and ignorance." ~from Jon T. Hermosisima (June 2018)

ATTRIBUTED Quotes

“…As the tendency of countries that have been tyrannized over, when they once shake off the yoke, is to adopt the freest government… like the beat of the pendulum, by a law of reaction the Islands will probably declare themselves a FEDERAL Republic.” ~Jose Rizal, “The Philippines a Century Hence” (Rizal the Federalist)

""Don't live for the present; don't allow transitory things to influence you. Live in eternity, above time and space, above finite things. Then nothing can influence you." ~Elizabeth Haich

"Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. To soften rocks, or bend the knotted oak." ~William Congreve (1670-1629)

"The conflict between friars and Filipinos was a struggle for life, for survival; one side defending exploitation, the other fighting for their right to lead a modern life, to lead a free life, to lead a democratic life.” ~Graciano López Jaena

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Angela Merkel - tough leaders

"The world needs very tough leaders like President Duterte in fighting many of the menaces bedeviling the world today." ~Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

Richard J. Foster - Discipline

"Confession is a difficult Discipline for us because we all too often view the believing community as a fellowship of saints before we see it as a fellowship of sinners. We feel that everyone else has advanced so far into holiness that we are isolated and alone in our sin. We cannot bear to reveal our failures and shortcomings to others. We imagine that we are the only ones who have not stepped onto the high road to heaven. Therefore, we hide ourselves from one another and live in veiled lies and hypocrisy.......But if we know that the people of God are first a fellowship of sinners, we are freed to hear the unconditional call of God's love and to confess our needs openly before our brothers and sisters. We know we are not alone in our sin. The fear and pride that cling to us like barnacles cling to others also. We are sinners together. In acts of mutual confession we release the power that heals. Our humanity is no longer denied, but transformed." ~Richard J. Foster | Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
via Kyle Reygel Perales, 22 July 2017

Robert F. Posadas - cause and effect

"We FILIPINOS have been since time immemorial in a vicious cycle of confusion between cause and effect to seed crimes and corruptions. For one, this cycle has still been making it next to impossible to make up our minds, more as attention allows." ~Robert F. Posadas

QUOTABLE QUOTES COMPILED FROM the PHILIPPINES SONA2017

QUOTABLE QUOTES OF PRESIDENT DUTERTE’S 2ND SONA
Compiled by Oscar Picazo

1. (To the opposition) Look beyond your biases, your prejudices, your ambitions, and your political agenda.
2. It is not the peace of the dead but the peace of the living that we seek.
3. (To mining companies) Restore the virginity of the soil, or I will tax you to hell.
4. (To critics of the war on drug) What have you done in the name of human rights?
5. (To little brown brothers) Bakit kayo bilib sa puti?
6. Capital punishment is not about deterrence but about retribution.
7. The advantage of rebels is that they think you are afraid to die. And that is why I went to Marawi so I can say, I am not afraid to die.
8. To the enemies of the state, talagang bully ako.
9. Either we have laws in this country, or we do not.
10. Masyadong demanding ang NDF (National Democratic Front), hindi naman nanalo sa eleksiyon.
11. (To the US Government) Give us back the Balangiga bells. They are ours. They belong to the Philippines. They are part of our heritage.
12. (To civil servants) We are all workers in government. The public is our employer.
13. (To the Supreme Court) The TRO is the bane of our efficiency. (TRO refers to the system of losing parties to file temporary restraining orders on the winning bid.)
14. Change (the onerous) procurement procedure or I will change you.
15. (On the challenge of reforming a corrupt system) It is easier to start from scratch than to rebuild the rotten.
July 24, 2017

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"Believe me, it is easier to build from scratch than to dismantle the rotten and rebuild upon its rubble. Let us work together and lay a new foundation in which a better Philippines can be reconstructed. Help me build a better tomorrow." ~President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

"I will not allow the ruin of the Filipino youth and disintegration of the family." ~President Rodrigo Duterte | 2ND State of the nation address 2017

“Together we will work assiduously to bequeath a peaceful and prosperous Philippines for the generations to come." ~PRRD, to Policemen and Soldiers, SONA2017

"When many are massacred, or when children are raped, you say nothing!" ~Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, SONA2017

FROM OTHERS

"DUTERTE again exposed his true self. NO Pretense, only sincerity in his love for the people, only the good ones ha... He was straightforward, no non-sense... it is very clear that he is Building a Nation on the verge of destruction by terrorists and their supporters...........He came in strong, pointblank and would hit anyone who caused his ire. He flaunted his achievement in just a year, although no need. It is happening, observed and felt..........As for his usual cusses and expletives, no big deal, it is anyway DIRECTED towards those obstructionists and debilitating critics. How else could he address them except that way. No other better words could vividly describe these people but hot expletives... These are not for you and me who are abiding citizens. We are his strength and inspiration. Those that got stung by those expletives, perhaps they are among those... thus they deserved it. He/She who overreacts, is the IT." ~Dr. Andy S. Gerong, Clinical Psychologist (SONA2017)

"I believe a national apology from the U.S. is in order.The bell is just a symbol." ~Jeffrey Ford

"In Digong's speech, I was speechless. Everything I want to hear he had said. He is truly the voice of the voiceless." ~Arsenio Antonio, July 24

"The Balangiga Bell is the stark reminder of the US violation of human rights in the Philippines and if returned, it will be a great apology that we can graciously receive." ~Jerry Jimenez, July 26, 2017 post SONA2

"The greatness of this SONA2017 is never in its form, structure or oratorical sense. And the fact that it was laced with profanity and bluster makes it really pedestrian and jejune.
But it is exactly this authenticity and sincerity that elevates its stature. It's not so much about Duterte speaking in as much as we are actually expressing our collective rage against the status quo, and desire for change. It was not just a SONA. It was the BOSES NG MASA." ~Mark Lopez July 24th, SONA2017

"The President also wrapped up his speech beautifully – by invoking God’s loving protection as the country journeys with him. I always like to repeat the fact that no other president invoked the name of God in everything he does. He does not come across as proselytizing, but someone whose spirituality is so deep he does not have to name any religion even if he says some words in Arabic. After all, the faithful rejoice in praising God in any language. I soak in those parting words." ~Aveen Acuna-Gulo, SONA2017

"The unawares or partially conscious people can't get Duterte as he's miles and miles ahead in evolution of human consciousness. Not only is his language peculiar of where he's coming from but his idiosyncratic package of which psychologically all of us are allowed as free human beings are what boggles the opposition who operate on the plain linear mind. Duterte is intuitive and is not to be interpreted on simple logic but on the complex reality of how the human mind operates i.e. things are not what they appear to be and the cyclic nature of reality, the law of cause and effect. That's why he emphasized in his SONA the Revised Penal Code's Retribution Principle." ~Jon T. Hermosisima, July 26, 2017

"When we listen to PRRD today in his 2nd SONA, sit back and reflect on the idea that what he's experienced in his first year has to do with CHANGE…with PAGBABAGO…for a better Philippines. The resistance is widespread, foreign and domestic, and it's deadly. They're out to get him and Marawi is part of that regime change playbook. As enlightenment unravels in your mind, ask yourself: am I part of the problem or part of the solution?....... ISIS et al or the "whole-of-terror" network including their tactical ally, the NPA, has been unleashed against PRRD and, in effect, against a largely unsuspecting Philippine society. While it may seem obvious to all that we're up against extremism, other questions to ask are: Who's behind that network and what do they really want from PRRD? Whose ISIS? Whose NPA? Do these comments make sense to you; do they resonate?~ Rafael Alunan III, July 24, 2017

"You may not like Duterte, but you have to admire his audacity. I’ve never seen any Philippine president who would go to the daring lengths that Duterte has to expose the hypocrisy of the Americans—and that makes me extremely proud." ~Jojo A. Robles, Manila Standard, July 26, 2017

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Gabby Ongauco Quotes

"Do not expect sincerity from cheap and coward souls. It is always great to deal with your honest enemy and worst critic, than to a chocolate coated bitter friend, as to those kind you can only see the truth and receive the respect you deserve." ~Gabby Ongauco

"Everyone deserves a good life, serene being, be surrounded by people with good intention and to uncover the mystery of our own humanness, its beauty behind imperfections!" ~Gabby Ongauco

"The road to betterment requires a brave soul and sincere heart." ~Gabby Ongauco

OTHERS

"If you are able to see into the eyes of another and see their pain and know their dreams... You know life at the level needed to bring the greatest of happiness and love to others and yourself." ~Unattributed

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A THOUGHT TO PONDER: REAL COMMUNITY

"People who use computers to communicate, form friendships that sometimes form the basis of communities, but you have to be careful to not mistake the tool for the task and think that just writing words on a screen is the same thing as real community." ~Harold Rheingold

Peri Wolfman - food and conversation

"I learned early on that setting a table is so much more than just laying down knives and forks. It is creating a setting for food and conversation, setting a mood and an aura that lingers long after what was served and who said what was forgotten" ~Peri Wolfman

Christopher Babson - perception

“Think, dream and expect great things. For would you rather be correct in your perception? Or would you rather be exceptional in your life?” ~Christopher Babson

Bertie Charles Forbes - architect of career

"Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Except to have to do a lot of hard hammering and chiseling and scraping and polishing.’’ ~Bertie Charles Forbes

Ludwig von Mises - leader

“One can become a leader only if one is supported by an ideology which makes other people tractable and accommodating.” ~Ludwig von Mises

René G. Torres - courage

“He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.” ~René G. Torres

Meridel Le Sueur - Labor

“Human history is work history. The heroes of the people are work heroes.” ~Meridel Le Sueur

Alphonse de Lamartine - love

"To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic." ~Alphonse de Lamartine

Kerry Packer Quotes

"Editors have to be made to realise that if they allow some half-baked story to get into print, they may well be placing their entire organization in jeopardy." ~Kerry Packer

"Press credibility is getting lower and lower. In fact it’s just about at rock bottom… it’s degenerated into a beat-up. The beat-up is what it’s all about. Any story they get, they’re looking to embellish so they can boast how they stuck it to someone." ~Kerry Packer

"The idea of passing a law every time someone blinks is a nonsense… Every time you pass a law you take somebody’s privileges away from them." ~Kerry Packer

"Unfortunately, many Australian’s want to pull down anyone who achieves. And journalists are no exception. They have become a law unto themselves." ~Kerry Packer

"What I think politicians should be doing, if they had any guts, is to introduce a libel system which is punitive. If a journalist has the evidence to prove his allegations, then by all means, let them be printed. But if they’re wrong, then it should be costing their organizations millions, not tens or hundreds of thousands." ~Kerry Packer

Source: Quotes Wise dot com

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Victor Webster - ripple effect

"Everything we do, even the slightest thing we do, can have a ripple effect and repercussions that emanate. If you throw a pebble into the water on one side of the ocean, it can create a tidal wave on the other side." ~Victor Webster

Anna Akhmatova - time

"It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace." ~Anna Akhmatova, Russian Poet

Herbert Simon - push the limit

“One finds limits by pushing them.” ~Herbert Simon

QUOTE FOR TODAY: Go for it now

“The future is promised to no one.” ~Wayne Dyer

Victor Kiam - move forward

“Even if you fall on your face you’re still moving forward.” ~Victor Kiam

Melissa Lindsay Crumpton change

"Life is hard. It's a battle everyday. Why not choose to fight to improve our own feelings about ourselves, instead of fighting to change what the world thinks?" ~Melissa Lindsay Crumpton

Celeste Headlee - conversation

"A conversation requires a balance between talking and listening, and somewhere along the way, we lost that balance." ~Celeste Headlee

Dr. Tayo Adeyemi - hinges

"Pay attention to the little things. Great doors swing on little hinges." ~Dr. Tayo Adeyemi

Vivian Velez - CHANGE

"WE WANT CHANGE! We want a leader that can bring us to that Promised Land. Duterte is a destructor of bad democracy, and equipped with an iron policy to effectively govern this country. We want a radical change; we believe it’s the only way... I’m taking that rollercoaster ride with him. I’m going up, slightly scared and excited, I don’t know what’s coming next but I know it’s going to be good. You can’t handle it, then ride a carousel that will give you the same vicious cycle of greed, corruption and illegal drugs. This great iron fist will change the infrastructure of the society of Philippines for the better, you're either with us, or against us, SO BE IT." ~Vivian Velez

ANG PAHINA Quotes

"Born LEADERS are different to MADE or artificial leaders. All remarkable leaders have the great history behind them. They were leaders from the onset of their journey." ~Ang Pahina

"When a born LEADER has completed a touchdown, good things are expected to happen." ~Ang Pahina

"Who said that leaders are made and not born? Born leaders are not learned, they are simply natural and comes up with great ideas and often took the untraveled paths." ~Ang Pahina

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LYNDA BARRY. Quotes

“If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile." ~Lynda Barry

“We don't create a fantasy world to escape reality. We create it to be able to stay." ~Lynda Barry, ESCAPE ~ NORTH CHANNEL BOMBO QUARRY ~ KIAMA ~ NSW ~ AUSTRALIA

‪Virginia Bersamin Almarez‬ - peace and goodwill

"Let's look at our similarities not differences to promote peace and goodwill in our lives." ~‪Virginia Bersamin Almarez‬