Top 43 Quotes by Miriam Defensor-Santiago

About Miriam Defensor-Santiago

These are some quotes by Filipino author Miriam Defensor-Santiago Politician, who was born on June 15, 1945.

The Dalai Lama has taught me that the best way to live life is to try and avoid desire. Desire is really the basic source of unhappiness.

The Dalai Lama has taught me that the best way to live life is to try and avoid desire. Desire is really the basic source of unhappiness.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

My father said, 'Aren't you going to do anything to help people? We have a whole rack of relatives who are always breaking the law. At least help your relatives.' And so that's what I did.

My father said, 'Aren't you going to do anything to help people? We have a whole rack of relatives who are always breaking the law. At least help your relatives.' And so that's what I did.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Sisyphus, you know, had an easy life.

Sisyphus, you know, had an easy life.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

I articulate the deepest need of the Filipino people, which is reform of a corrupt culture.

I articulate the deepest need of the Filipino people, which is reform of a corrupt culture.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

In effect, the Internet is a global connection of interconnected computers. It has been described as truly a peer-to-peer system with many distributed nodes and no central point of control architecture.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Planet Earth is estimated to have a lifetime of nine billion years. And we're right smack in the middle of our lifetime. We've been in the universe for 4.5 billion years. So, that should mean something. We should sort of take a look at where we came from and where we are going.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Numerically, half of our high-ranking government officials should be women, and half should be men. And yet the division between the sexes is highly disproportionate in favour of men.

Numerically, half of our high-ranking government officials should be women, and half should be men. And yet the division between the sexes is highly disproportionate in favour of men.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

No one has ever seen God. So, for me, it is acceptable that if you don't understand a thing, just call it God.

No one has ever seen God. So, for me, it is acceptable that if you don't understand a thing, just call it God.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Research shows that when women are empowered as political leaders, countries often experience higher standards of living with positive developments in education, infrastructure, and health care.

Research shows that when women are empowered as political leaders, countries often experience higher standards of living with positive developments in education, infrastructure, and health care.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

My style is confrontational: when I see evil, I want to remove it right away.

My style is confrontational: when I see evil, I want to remove it right away.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

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