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" 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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" 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. "

Imelda Marcos

Gratitude

Shoes

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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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

Imelda Marcos

Beauty

Garbage

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

Imelda Marcos

God

Will

" My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No talk, no trouble. "

Imelda Marcos

Too Much

Trouble

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Imelda Marcos

Win

Election

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

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

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