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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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" My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers. "

" The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things. "

" Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars. "

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

" Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable. "

" 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. "

" We practically own everything in the Philippines. "

" Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty. "

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

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

" The Marcos era was the golden time for the Philippines. We had the lowest crime rate in the world in Manila and real development then. At last, people are starting to understand this. "

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

" The only rich person is a person who is rich in spirit. I have no money deposit. I have only beauty deposit. "

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

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