Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Quotes

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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Profession : Statesman

Birth : April 5, 1947

I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more and I can take more unpopular decisions. I can have as my guidance for decision whatever is right, not whatever is popular.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

We look at the world and analyze the world, and see what we can do that is in line of our mutual interest and also in line with, you know, what the whole world needs, because this is a world where we really have to all work together.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

We have our own home-grown terrorism, and to the extent that we can obliterate terrorism all over the world, then our own terrorism will be much easier to neutralize.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

You have 60 countries in the world with a terrorist problem. That's two-thirds of the world. We have this group in Basilan, which is a small island in the far south of the Philippines, and the island itself has a population of - what? - 300,000.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

In my presidency I've been guided by what's right, not what's popular.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

I know the pain of having to deal with terrorism. And that's why, after 9-11, I was one of the first to join the international coalition to fight terrorism.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

The Iraqi regime was supporting terrorist cells all over the world. We had to expel three Iraqi diplomats from the Philippines because of evidence that they were either in touch with Abu Sayyaf or doing their own espionage.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

I was at Ground Zero, and it was, to me, such a graphic illustration of what terrorism has done to our world.

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Even before 9/11, the Philippines was already fighting terrorism in southwestern Philippines. That's why when 9/11 happened, we could understand the pain.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more, and I can take more unpopular decisions.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

It's never right to fight terror with terror.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

My responsibility as president is to take care to solve the problems we are facing now and to provide a vision and direction for how our nation should advance in the future.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled believers in democracy.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

The Philippines has no policy that demands sacrifice of human lives.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

I want to create economic opportunity at home and abroad. I don't want just one or the other. I want both.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Chronic deficits drastically reduce government's ability to make those infrastructure investments that business needs to grow and create jobs.

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I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos.

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We will downsize the government, motivate excess employees to become entrepreneurs, and increase the pay of a lean and mean bureaucracy.

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Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it is difficult for anyone to make any headway yet keep his hands clean.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

By and large, our political system has betrayed its promise to each new generation of Filipinos, not a few of whom are voting with their feet, going abroad and leaving that system behind.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo