Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes

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Time-wasting is an inglorious trait. - HR

(From, Pinas: Let's make a wish list for the 21st century, yesterday)

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Complicity >> All countries are complicit to good and bad activities. - HR

(From, Democracy is a sham fb page, yesterday)

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Success, for me, also means overcoming failures. 

(From, Strictly Filipina: the embodiment of who we are)

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singuardiansioso - pertains to a  corrupt journalist who pretends to be a guardian (of country and people) to implicitly deceive his/her readers and usually finds a way to make his/her story believable 

(I coined this word yesterday after reading links of the many corrupt activities of members of the print and broadcast media)

The root word is of course "guardian" while "sin", a Spanish word, means "without" in English.

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On the misdeeds, mischievous acts and criminal activities of congressmen/women:

Sorting out the good and bad congressmen/women would be like sorting out the smelliest fish in a wet market
where the slogan, "Boto mo ipatrol mo" continues, with those  scruffy-looking toothless men and women smiling for the cameras and shaking hands with "singuardiansiosos".

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On the suggestion by a forum member to use gutter language when addressing the marginalised Filipinos

The proper use of language is important. It can make or break a friendship. It can create pockets of war . The language of diplomacy has been used to quell rebellion and improve relations. Diplomatic language is, in many respects, a good way to gage an individual's personality. When people start using gutter language, it not only sours the discussion but decreases the quality of engagement between those who are for, and those who are against.

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I try to be a good person, not a godly person. - HR

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My reply to a forum member who is rather delusional about democracy

You love democracy as if it was an umbilical cord attached to your mobile phone.

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On transparency of politicians 

Responsible people know what transparency entails. It is when they participate in questionable behaviour that they begin to doubt the kind of transparency they must show to inquisitive people. If they can be transparent to their children, then why does it have to be any different? Double standards are duly exercised even by the most educated, well-off and civilised people, and they themselves will have to guard against the legitimacy of transparency per se. A futile exercise? Maybe...maybe not.

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When powerful men talk, authorities bow to authority.
 
In reply to a link about Lucio Tan's capability of winning all his legal cases)

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On Feudalism:

I don't think any country would be able to get rid of feudalism. There's no such thing as an equal society. One must live to accept this imposed incongruity in mankind.

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The very essence of bribery doesn't have to be quantified. It's the act of bribing another that is immoral. HR

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How can we separate politics and church? Easy. Let's post issues on politics at the political page and religious issues at the religious page--and there are numerous group pages dealing with them.

(My status today when, once again, a forum member posted a full prayer)

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I have now opened/created a new group page, "Our Daily Prayer" and everyone is welcome to join. This is to separate politics and church/religion in discussions where, at times, some members fall out because of including God in a political discussion and vice versa. Today, I found no prayer inserted in the Wishlist forum page, which is a relief. (update only)

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We are here to vindicate a nation, not to vilify it. - Hill Roberts

"Philippines>> The Original Pearl"---  I opened this group page since the Dept of Tourism to this day hasn't even bothered opening a facebook account. They are talking millions of pesos to spend just to promote it. Facebook is free, with 750 million users, and counting. Do they see the far end of their noses? My goodness, these people at the DOT have already wasted millions of pesos, while still pondering on a darn slogan. Well, here's the slogan and I hope that they get to read it at the group pages and other online papers where I advertised it.