Imelda Marcos Quotes
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.
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I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
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I beg Osama to stop warring. He is a Muslim, and Islam means peace. Nobody wins in a war... I wish I were tapped in the problem about Iraq. I knew Saddam enough that I could have talked him into surrendering. But it's too late.
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Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.
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I will come up with a project that will wipe out poverty in the Philippines in two years. I want to remove the people from economic crisis by using the Marcos wealth. Long after I'm gone, people will remember me for building them homes and roads and hospitals and giving them food.
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I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.
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Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.
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The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things.
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I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.
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I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility.
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The Philippines is where Asia wears a smile. Beautiful products can only be made by happy people.
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My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No talk, no trouble.
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They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance... But the truth will prevail.
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You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda.
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The Philippines is in a strategic position. It is both East and West, right and left, rich and poor. We are neither here nor there.
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When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.
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I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive... not really rob. It's done with a smile.
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My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become.
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I really had no great love for shoes. I was a working First Lady; I was always in canvas shoes. I did nurture the shoes industry of the Philippines, and so every time there was a shoe fair, I would receive a pair of shoes as a token of gratitude.
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The only rich person is a person who is rich in spirit. I have no money deposit. I have only beauty deposit.
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The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country.
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Diligence, hard work, foresight, entrepreneurship and God's blessing.
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If you know how much you've got, you probably haven't got much.