I spend all day in museums. I even eat my lunch in the museum, and I take a nap for one hour there. John Gokongwei More Quotes by John Gokongwei More Quotes From John Gokongwei The most important factors for a long life, I think, are partly in the genes; number two is lifestyle, which includes healthy diet and regular exercise. I walk, run and swim every day. However, I think too much exercise is also unhealthy because of over-stress; sometimes people who exercise too many hours per day die early. John Gokongwei walkdaylifepeople Love your family. Love your country. Never stop learning... And always look back and be grateful to where you came from. John Gokongwei gratefullearningfamilylove We have to look for opportunities if we're going to survive the next 50 years. We can't depend on what we have now. John Gokongwei dependsurviveopportunitieslook Love your work. Work hard for it. John Gokongwei yourwork-hardworklove I don't know another Philippine company that has lasted three generations, except for Ayala. Maybe Aboitiz is going to the third. John Gokongwei goingknowcompanythree I knew I could make it in Cebu, but I never thought I could make it in Manila. John Gokongwei knewmakeneverthought I don't want to engage in politics; it's too hot. John Gokongwei engagepoliticswanthot I am optimistic about the Philippine future. Yes, the momentum is there. We have to compete in industry and tourism; we're still weak in industry. We're good in BPOs and sending workers abroad... I think the future looks good, unless there's a big recession in the world. John Gokongwei i-amgoodfutureworld I went to school here at the University of San Carlos for my primary and high school. I was valedictorian in grade school, and I was number one in high school, and because of that, I received free tuition in school. I thank the school for that. John Gokongwei freeuniversityhigh-schoolschool Throughout Philippine history, it's the immigrants who built fortunes and, in the process, helped build Philippine economy. John Gokongwei buildimmigrantsprocesshistory I played the piano as a boy for six years, from the time I was six to 12 years old. My piano lessons ended when my father died because our family had no more money. I used to have a mestiza teacher. She'd come once a week to teach me piano lessons, and she'd bribe me each time with an apple; otherwise, I wouldn't play. John Gokongwei mefamilytimeteacher We at Sun Cellular will definitely continue our consistent business policy of offering the best value for consumers' money. Yes, we shall offer the most affordable but reliable service. John Gokongwei bestservicemoneybusiness Actually, we chose the name Sun Cellular because we believe the name 'Sun' is bright, forward-looking and optimistic. It is my sincere hope that the whole Philippines will share our positive outlook, optimism and faith in the country's future. John Gokongwei futurehopefaithpositive My great-great-grandfather lived to age 28, my immigrant great-grandfather Pedro Gotiaoco died at 66, my grandfather was 68, and my father died at 34. John Gokongwei immigrantagegrandfatherfather I'm from Cebu. I was one year old when I came here to Cebu from Fujian, south China. I'm Cebuano. I left for Manila when I was 22. John Gokongwei oldyearleftchina I want to make sure our company is in good hands: that it will be good for the country, for the stockholders. John Gokongwei willgoodcountryhands
