“In a war zone you know exactly where the threats are coming from. I pl...” — Maria Ressa Quote

“In a war zone you know exactly where the threats are coming from. I plan my way in and we plan our way out and you're there for a limited period of time.”

“I'm not a politician; I'm a journalist.”

“I would give back every single award to be able to actually do our jobs as journalists without this kind of harassment.”

“Always make the choice to learn. What Princeton taught me was whatever mess you are studying, pull a thread with great persistence 'til you have clarity of thought. Princeton taught me how to solve a problem. How to think - that's what we pull out of this place.”

“Enshrined in the Philippine constitution, which is similar to the United States, is the bill of rights: freedom of expression, freedom of the press. These are enshrined. And yet, freedom of the press has been curtailed.”

“Without facts you can't have truth.”

“What is the world coming to?”

“It's sad, something coming to an end. It cracks you open, in a way - cracks you open to feeling.”

“I think life is what you live every day, and it just keeps coming at you. You never know what it's going to be.”

“I was political by coming out of the womb. I was gay, and I wanted to play tennis.”

“My father was from Northern Ireland, and coming from somewhere like that, your faith defines you. That's something we don't really understand outside Northern Ireland, but because of my parents and grandparents, I've experienced it.”

“In a theater experience, the words and the feelings are the most important - the lights coming on and off are the only equipment.”