"The honeymoon is over, isn't it? But I am not sorry. The sooner we get over the fantasy of the honeymoon and face the hard work of marriage — the marriage of President and nation — the better."

"I cannot afford to be distant from my people because whatever power I have came from them. And I have to know what I am doing right and what I am doing wrong. If I just sit around here, I will never f…"

"The future of our nation depends on our unity."

"The Filipino spirit is resilient and indomitable."

"I am just an ordinary housewife who was called to an extraordinary mission."