Corazon Aquino — "I will never abandon the people."

"I've reached a point in life where it's no longer necessary to try to impress. If they like me the way I am, that's good. If they don't, that's too bad."

"The question you all really want to ask is Can she hack it? Isn't she weak?"

"I have indicated also that it is the express wish of the Filipino people that Mr Marcos not return to this country because it will again incite so many of these people against Mr Marcos."

"We must fight for justice and truth."

"Because of the restoration of democracy, and because the great majority of the Filipino people really believe in the democratic way, the left -- the extreme left -- have really lost their following."