I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. – Corazon Aquino
It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship. – Corazon Aquino
Its very simple, I just tell my sad story, and people weep. – Corazon Aquino
You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom. – Corazon Aquino
I couldnt have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mothers death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. – Mary Schmich