Rodrigo Duterte Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by Rodrigo Duterte:
The state must protect the media. In a democracy, the role of media is very important. In the absence of a credible opposition party, you can rely on the media.
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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.
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The only reason there is peace and order in Davao is because of me.
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Destiny is not designed by mere mortals like us. It is crafted by God.
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I do not like the way oppressed Filipinos are being treated now. They are oppressed and have no one to turn to.
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I would rather die early than enter Malacanang.
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I slap people in public, especially erring policemen. I can even challenge them to a duel. I am a gunfighter.
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Rich people are afraid to die.
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I will flight for the people until my last breath.
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I am a man of many flaws and contradictions.
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God does not discriminate against people, regardless of color, religion, social class, or gender and sexual preferences.
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I will retire with the reputation of Idi Amin.
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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.
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I don't want anyone controlling me.
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For every profanity, there's a story behind it. People should go beyond my cussing.
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I have this deep and abiding faith in God. But this does not mean that you have to have a religion or follow somebody.
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I have no cancer. I have four illnesses, but they are not fatal.
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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.
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Even money has a price.
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Everyone gets sick, and everyone has to go.
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Freedom of expression is very important.
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You cannot prevent me from talking. I am exercising my right to free speech.
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I've always said that God will somehow enlighten me.
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Sometimes, my mouth can get the better of me.
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I am just an ordinary man.
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If you are an upright journalist, nothing will happen to you.
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If you're a public official, your life is an open book.
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Let me be very clear: my friendship with my friends ends where the interest of the country begins.
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I just want everybody to follow the law.
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I've always hated oppression.
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What you should worry about is how you suffer here on this planet. You do not worry about suffering after you make the exit.
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It is really the angling in the media that I do not like. That is how media can be rotten.
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Steel is needed everywhere.
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To all my political opponents, all and sundry, not only the presidential bets, I would like to offer my hand to friendship.
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For the record, I believe in God, but I do not believe in religion, period.
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I have to address the economic conditions of everybody, including, and perhaps first, those who are poor.
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I only want three children for every family. I'm a Christian, but I'm a realist, so we have to do something with our overpopulation. I will defy the opinion or the belief of the Church.
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Relax. I am not the man I am portrayed to be by some.
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Gamble until you die. I do not really care.
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Human rights must work to uplift human dignity.
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We have a society now where obedience to the law is really a choice, an option only.
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I need to control my mouth.
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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.
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Whoever said I hated the media?
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From day one, I told people there are consequences for not abiding by the law.
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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.
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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.
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You have to support the government, not to me personally; I do not want anyone cultivating loyalty to me. I don't like that.
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I'm fine with gays. I have nothing against gays.
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I am well. Do not worry about my health.
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Lawyers are for only what is right.
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I wear cheap shoes. I don't even wear socks.
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I don't mind giving 5,000 pardons a day.
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Erosion of faith and trust in government - that is the real problem that confronts us.
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My worry is how to protect the Filipino.
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Fate has many faces.
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I am a lawyer and 22 years the mayor of Davao City. I served as congressman of the first district for one term, and I was vice mayor to my daughter, Inday.
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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.
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