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

" Win or lose, we go shopping after the election. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "