Cristine (aaron warner’s version) ♡’s Reviews > How to Stand Up to a Dictator > Status Update

Ako ang simula.
I am the beginning.
Change begins with me.

“One’s attractiveness was inevitably linked to fairer skin (I’m dark), to how well you cook (I can’t), to how well you obey (huh?). I rebelled against all that. ”

“Never, never, never agree to be intimidated by anyone, no matter who he is.”

“that the person you are today has been created by all your past selves, but that your actions today actually change those earlier versions of yourself.”

“Staying silent or compliant changed nothing. Speaking up was an act of creation.”

“drawing the line, calling out unfairness and being honest, though uncomfortable, often means moving life forward, bringing something new to fruition.”

“Above all, books were what explained everything to me that people couldn’t—or answered questions I couldn’t ask.”

“It’s better to face your fear than to run from it because running won’t make the problem go away. When you face it, you have the chance to conquer it.”

“embracing change and mustering the courage to fail; success and failure are two sides of the same coin. You cannot succeed if at some point you haven’t failed.”

“Facts lost. History lost. Marcos won.”