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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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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I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
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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 am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.
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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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The Philippines is where Asia wears a smile. Beautiful products can only be made by happy people.
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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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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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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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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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Diligence, hard work, foresight, entrepreneurship and God's blessing.
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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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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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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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They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance... But the truth will prevail.
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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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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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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 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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My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become.
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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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If you know how much you've got, you probably haven't got much.