Miriam Defensor Santiago quotes:

I eat death threats for breakfast!

When someone told me, 'Ang ganda mo' I answered 'Sana ikaw rin.'

Handbags, I don't at all like them because they occupy my hands. My hands always have to be ready in case I need to slap somebody.

A true teacher does not terrorize ignorant students, because a true teacher knows that it is his job to cure ignorance.

A smart wife is one who makes sure she spends so much that her husband can't afford another woman.

I shall be honored to go to jail. Under a dictatorship, the detention cell is a place of honor.

I will jump headfirst from a helicopter in Luneta if Estrada gets removed from power