Imelda Marcos Quotes
Top 48 wise famous quotes and sayings by Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos Famous Quotes & Sayings
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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.
The only rich person is a person who is rich in spirit. I have no money deposit. I have only beauty deposit.
I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive ... not really rob. It's done with a smile.
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.
You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda.
When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.
They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.
I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.
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 Philippines is in a strategic position. It is both East and West, right and left, rich and poor. We are neither here nor there.
People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?
In the material world, where everything is valued, when you commit yourself to God, beauty and love, it can be mistaken for extravagance.
Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.
Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.
Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.
It is terribly important to do certain things, such as wear overembroidered dresses. After all, the mass follows class. Class never follows mass.
The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things.
I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.
They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance ... But the truth will prevail.
I have no weakness for shoes. I wear very simple shoes which are pump shoes. It is not one of my weaknesses.