77 Quotes by Ferdinand Marcos

My countrymen: we have reached a turning point in our history. The choice is yours. Shall we venture into this brave new world, bright with possibilities, or retreat to the safety of our familiar but sterile past? I am for crossing the frontier.

Filipino talents and skills are becoming ubiquitous in many parts of the world. Returning Filipino workers have helped improve our skills and technological standards.

Nobody is impervious to misfortune.

So long as I'm president, communism will not thrive here.

Whatever be the challenges, whatever be the obstacles before us, I say to you as I say to everybody else that we will overcome.

I would like to see whether my supposed successors can really operate the government without causing a crisis.

My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.

There is a standard joke in the family. Probably we should go into selling second-hand shoes.

I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.