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

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" I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am. "

" I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life. "

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

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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 get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty. "

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

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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. "

" They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance... But the truth will prevail. "

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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. "

" It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world. "

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" Ferdinand was a gold trader. He was a lawyer for mining companies. When he entered politics in l949, he had tons and tons of gold. When Bill Gates was a college dropout, Ferdinand already possessed billions of dollars and tons of gold. It wasn't stolen. "

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