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They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.

I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.

Imelda Marcos

I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility.

Imelda Marcos

The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave.

Imelda Marcos

They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system.

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We practically own everything in the Philippines.

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Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.

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Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.

Imelda Marcos

If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are.

Imelda Marcos

Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows.

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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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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.

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I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I'm not linear in thinking, I'm not very logical.

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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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When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.

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God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.

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I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.

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I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.

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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 went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.

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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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If you know how much you've got, you probably haven't got much.

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Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.

Imelda Marcos

People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?

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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 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 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 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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My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become.

Imelda Marcos

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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I love everybody. One of the great things about me is that I have a very positive attitude.

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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.

Imelda Marcos