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Raul Roco
26 quotes
“There is no place in a democracy for humiliating people as a policy instrument.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Roco quits GMA Cabinet The Philippine Star (August 1, 2002)
“Transparency is the way to fight graft and corruption.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In Filipino: Sa kaunting aral, kaunting sipag, kaunting dasal, walang hindi magagawa kahit mayroong hadlang. Sa kaunting aral, kaunting sipag, kaunting dasal, walang hindi magagawa ang taong may pagkukusa. (With a little education, a little hard work, a little prayer, there is nothing that cannot be done even if there are obstacles. With a little education, a little hard work, a little prayer, there is nothing that a person with initiative cannot do.)”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The people is the final arbiter. Politics is won in one day.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think the three people here tonight can end the elections today – if they just agree with each other.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Greeks tell us that the law should not be like a spider’s web that can catch only flies. Instead the law should be a chain of words strong enough to imprison even the powerful.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have developed a healthy suspicion of power. We want dispersal of power, dispersal of participation, and dispersal of development and human resources.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Leadership today should be like the leadership of an orchestra conductor. The conductor may not know how to play the piano, but with a wave of a hand, he or she can tell the piano player to play pianissimo. The conductor may not know how to play the violin, but with the wave of a hand, he or she can tell the violin player to play fortissimo. The conductor may not know how to play a clarinet, but he or she can bring out the best from the clarinet player. The leader, like the conductor, draws out talent from everybody and creates a symphony out of everybody’s best efforts.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If I must err, I prefer to err on the side of action and decision, not on the side of inaction and indecision.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If we are good teachers, our students will not need us anymore when they learn to fly away on their wings. Our success as teachers is measured precisely by the independence that our students have learned from us.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The problem with lies is they do not only quarrel with the truth. They also quarrel among themselves.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Two brothers lived in a town beset by a capre (monster). The older brother went off to fight the monster, but he never came back. A year later, the younger brother found the monster and killed it. As it lay on the ground, the monster transformed into his older brother. The lesson here is that we must not become the enemy that we fight.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We cannot criticize the Emperor for having no clothes if we ourselves are naked.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What is the most precious commodity in the world? It is neither gold nor diamond, but water. Try doing without water for three days. But notice that we can hold water only with an open palm. If we close our hands, water will flow out. The same thing can be said of knowledge. To be of any real value, knowledge must be shared.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At some point in our lives, we are forced by circumstances to see ourselves as we really are. The Greeks said it best: ‘Know thyself.’ It is only through a confrontation with the self that expiation is possible. We cannot keep running away from ourselves forever.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Winning comes from self-knowledge.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Filipinos are undoubtedly one of the most talented people in the whole world. We have the roots in the Madjapahit and Srivijayan empires. We benefited from the cosmopolitan traditions of Spain, the Napoleonic Code and the theories of European law. We inherited the Judeo-Christian tradition and Anglo-Saxon ideas of political freedom. We have benefitted from different sources of civilization. We must harness this intellectual capital so that the Philippines will grow as fast as it can.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When the spark of greatness leads to an act of self-giving, we cross the threshold of heroism.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Consider the candle. When it spreads its light, it does not diminish. Makisindi man tayo sa kandila, hindi mawawala ang ilaw ng pinagsindihan natin. Nakadaragdag ang ilaw. (Even if we light a second candle from another, the light from the first candle is not lost. The light shines even brighter.) Light is one of the few things we can give away and yet still always have.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Women are capable of a higher ethical standard than men. While 65% of the Filipino bureaucracy is composed of women, only 20% of graft and corruption cases involve women. Men, who comprise 35% of the bureaucracy, are involved in 80% of graft and corruption cases. The higher ethical standard of women should be a source of societal transformation.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Read, read and read for when you read, you stand on the shoulders of giants, you see farther than the rest.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/starweek-magazine/2010/08/22/604649/remembering-raul-roco
“Never lie. Lying never pays. Don’t make your life difficult by lying. When you lie, you have to create different versions of the story to different people. Make your life easier by seeking and telling the truth.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Equal opportunity should be given to all and special privileges for none.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/08/06/290072/roco-succumbs-cancer-63
“A strong republic does not make a strong nation. Strong people make a strong nation. It’s not the strong republic that makes strong people.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/08/06/290072/roco-succumbs-cancer-63
“We often forget that it is people who are important. Political pragmatism cannot replace the caring for and nurturing of people. Money and influence cannot replace truth or principle.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/08/06/290072/roco-succumbs-cancer-63
“Once, I traveled to Palawan, and I was given a parrot to take home. We put the parrot in a cage. It was supposed to talk after two years. But my children, who were brought up valuing freedom, wanted to release the bird. So one fine morning, we opened the cage door for the parrot to fly free. On the first day, the parrot refused to leave the cage. On the second day, the parrot approached the open door, but still refused to leave. On the third day, the parrot finally went out, but it soon returned to the safety of the cage again. It was only on the fourth day that the parrot flew away. We never saw the parrot again. In the same way, when we are encumbered with too much centralized authority and too many rules, we succumb to learned helplessness. Only after trying hard can we learn to fly and to use our wings again.”
Raul Roco (1941–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source