Top 55 Filipino Quotes

The most fascinating thing for me is that ‘Peter Pan’ is a fairy tale, but now, this Filipino kid is a part of the folklore. Can you imagine telling the story of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ or ‘Cinderella,’ and all of a sudden there’s a Filipino kid in there after all these years?

I say I have Spanish in me, but I’m not just Spanish. I’m proud of my ethnicities, and I will always be proud of being a Filipino.

A lot of Filipinas are really into fashion, and there are so many noted Filipino designers around the world.

As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled believers in democracy.

Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it’s specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It’s just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We’ve seen that.

It still baffles my brain that I actually get to portray a character on American television that’s this gay, femme-y Filipino guy.

Lucha libre culture was part of my wrestling upbringing. I’m Filipino, so it wasn’t a part of my normal upbringing, but it’s what gave me my start. I get a lot of my technical and high-flying wrestling from that.

I eat the same foods almost every day. I have my favorites like Filipino beef broth, chicken soup with lots and lots of rice.

For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of my stock consists of Filipino books written in English and in the native languages.

Seattle is like a global gumbo, a melting pot with all kinds of people – the rich, the poor, white people, some Chinese, Filipino, Jewish and black people – they’re all here.

After I got arrested the Filipino government unshackled me. I knew first-hand how they violated my rights and I could speak about that from experience.

For a lot of people, music is about the show, the lights, and all that. With Filipino music fans, they genuinely listen to songs.

Once you start listening to the comics, be they Jewish, Muslim, Italian, Filipino or whatever, the material often springs from the same source – the overbearing mom, the parents who want you to marry from within your community. That’s why the ‘Ethnic Show’ works so well.

I love the idea of going to work and having to fight and learn a new skill set, whether it’s muay Thai or Kali or Filipino stick fighting. To me, it’s like college for life.

Our educational system should make the Filipino fit not just for whatever jobs happen to be on offer today, but also for whatever economic challenge life will throw in their way.

Being a Filipino actor in Hollywood, the most frustrating part of landing roles in Hollywood is definitely the limited roles available and the lack of diversity.

One of the big things for me that’s been exciting is seeing the Asian-American community coming out, because I’m Filipino and Swedish and Irish.

Your aspiration is really for the country to be better. I think that’s exactly what I’ve gone through – a Filipino who may live elsewhere but who cares just as much for the country.

My real name is Joseph Herbert. My dad is white; my mom’s Asian, Filipino. And when I started stand-up 22 years ago, I used to go up as Joseph Herbert, and I would just have to defend my name. Every time I went onstage, it was so annoying. People would heckle.

How often, really, do you get a Filipino story line in a show? Not very often. I can’t think of any.

I’ve proven that Filipino weightlifters can win a medal in the Olympics.

I just feel like a Filipina, a Filipino woman, and it just so happens that when I was growing up, I was very much an Australian, and I think you can be both.

I want to encourage Filipino artists to be original, write your own songs and don’t be afraid to go outside the box and try new things.

If there’s a Filipino flag waving, will.i.am whispers to me, ‘Filipinos are over there!’ And then I wave towards that direction.

Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.

My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.

I have been called brave in my time, but brave as I may have been against foreign invaders, I have no heart to shed Filipino blood.

The Filipino embraces civilization and lives and thrives in every clime, in contact with every people.

We Filipino can compete here at the Olympics. We can do it.

It’s in your DNA to be a Filipino; how can you just turn your back on it?

I am pure Filipino; both my parents are Filipino.

My mom is Filipino and my dad is half Russian and half Irish.

As our company grew and we began growing our family stateside – with heritages ranging from Liberian and Sierra Leonean to Irish, Indian, Swedish, Filipino, German, and beyond – our different cultural influences and walks of life helped us even better understand the criticality of an inclusive point of view.

I am so grateful that my Filipino fans cheer me on and support me, even if I’m from far away.

I am ambitious, and I’m excited for my career to grow, and I do want to represent the Asian community and the Filipino community.

Press freedom is not just about journalists, right? It’s not just about us, it’s not just about me, it’s not just about Rappler. Press freedom is… the foundation of every single right of every single Filipino to the truth, so that we can hold the powerful to account.

My mother used to pack me Filipino food for lunch, and I would get made fun of because of the way it smelled. Kids would make fun of me because of the way I looked and call me ‘Ling Ling.’

I got a big Filipino family. That’s what I love about being Pinoy: we all gotta surround ourselves with family; we all gotta laugh and do things together. I love it! It’s family first.

I see a lot of Filipino fans supporting me, so I want to give back the love.

I’m really proud to be Filipino. Filipinos are really supportive, and I want to thank all of them. I love them!

I was born in America, but I consider myself a Filipino.

It is very important for me to give forward in helping out every Filipino.

The immigrant experience in ‘Ilustrado’ was only a small part of what I intended to be a broader look at the Filipino experience, even if that broader look was itself merely a specific perspective.

I think the impact I make is to inspire Filipino female athletes that they can do it as well… A Filipina can be a sports hero.

I’m fascinated by the Philippines because I’m from here. I was born here. I’m a Filipino.

I’m part Spanish. My paternal grandfather came from Spain via Singapore to Manila. On my mother’s side it’s more mixture, with a Filipino mother and a father who was Scotch Irish-French; you know, white American hybrid. And I also have on my father’s side a great-great-grandmother who was Chinese. So, I’m a hybrid.

My mom raised us like we were still in the Philippines. She tried to cure everything at home like a real Filipino woman. You had to die to go to the hospital. My mom cured everything with Vicks VapoRub. I should’ve died nine times when I was a kid!

I found out that I was illegal when I was 16. I’m gay. I’m Filipino.

There was never a time that I thought of renouncing my Filipino citizenship. I never abandoned my country. I’ve been here through thick and thin. Jojo Binay is a Filipino.

I have not met a Filipino actor who didn’t dream of working on an ‘FPJ’ remake.

My mother is black and my father is Filipino. I got the best of both worlds.

Filipino food is not common when compared to your local Chinese food options.

Chris Nolan can put Batman in full body armor, have him drive a car that looks likes a tank, and make him political, and everyone says, ‘Oh, that’s OK.’ But try making him Filipino, and everyone gets mad.

The divine flame of thought is inextinguishable in the Filipino people, and somehow or other it will shine forth and compel recognition. It is impossible to brutalize the inhabitants of the Philippines!

I’m open to do a Filipino drama if I like the role or if the plot is attractive to me.