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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. — Imelda Marcos

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

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

You can be very famous without being a great actress, and that's not good for me. — Imelda Staunton

I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive ... not really rob. It's done with a smile. — Imelda Marcos

My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become. — Imelda Marcos

I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that? — Imelda Staunton

I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines. — Imelda May

I am not musically educated yet. I don't read - I make my own language that works for myself. But I play by ear. — Imelda May

Up-tempo or slow tempo, I don't feel that one is better than the other. — Imelda May

I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style. — Imelda May

I couldn't think of anything worse than hating your own music and having to play it every night. It would be a nightmare. — Imelda May

I'm not a feminist that hates men by any means. — Imelda May

I'm a normal consumer but try to do the best I can. I try to buy locally, and I mostly avoid supermarkets. — Imelda May

I never co-write. I've tried it before, and I just can't do it. — Imelda May

Oh my god, it's good to be alive! — Imelda May

Win or lose, we go shopping after the election. — Imelda Marcos

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. — Imelda Marcos

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

Beauty is not extravagance; beauty is life. — Imelda Marcos

I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am. — Imelda Marcos

Compared to Imelda Marcos, Marie Antoinette was a bag lady. — Stephen J. Solarz

If the shoe fits, buy it. — Imelda Marcos

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

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

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

For everyday clothes, I love North Face and Rohan, and for smarter options, I like Whistles and Agnes b on Marylebone High Street. — Imelda Staunton

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

If you know how much you've got, you probably haven't got much. — Imelda Marcos

They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes. — Imelda Marcos

I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back. — Imelda Marcos

I am beyond logic and rationality. — Imelda Marcos

I was brought up a Catholic, so I take no pleasure in guilt. — Imelda Staunton

A lot of film stars are just playing themselves in different frocks. — Imelda Staunton

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. — Imelda Marcos

I've fallen over on stage a couple of times, but I've only ever bruised my ego. — Imelda Staunton

I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty. — Imelda Marcos

The Philippines is where Asia wears a smile. Beautiful products can only be made by happy people. — Imelda Marcos

I got my first leopard print coat when I was 15. I nearly got beat up, but I was happy with it. — Imelda May

Both my parents had heart problems: my mother had type 2 diabetes, and my father had a stroke. — Imelda Staunton

I think I'd like to be one of those eccentric 80-year-old women. — Imelda May

I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying. — Imelda May

It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose. — Imelda Marcos

I wash my face and put moisturiser on; I've never had a facial, and I don't get my hair or my nails done. I just do it all myself. — Imelda May

Can anyone receive Jesus into his heart and not die? — Imelda Lambertini

if you want to be a great writer, you have to be a greed reader. — Imelda Akmal

In the material world, where everything is valued, when you commit yourself to God, beauty and love, it can be mistaken for extravagance. — Imelda Marcos

I'm not filthy rich! I'm not as rich as people think. It's funny, isn't it? — Imelda May

What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love? — Imelda Marcos

Music rules a lot of my life - I was bitten by the bug young. — Imelda May

I started gigging when I was about 16, and I was way too young to be in the clubs. — Imelda May

I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness. — Imelda Marcos

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

I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts. — Imelda Staunton

God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven. — Imelda Marcos

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

If you're at an award ceremony, you're against your mates. — Imelda Staunton

We practically own everything in the Philippines. — Imelda Marcos

In spite of all the red flags and signs that Marc had more baggage than Imelda Marcos taking shoes on vacation, I continued to date him. — Cierra Rantoul

Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all. — Imelda Staunton

I had a big time punk-rock phase and psychobilly phase. I used to go mad for the Guana Batz. — Imelda May

It is terribly important to do certain things, such as wear overembroidered dresses. After all, the mass follows class. Class never follows mass. — Imelda Marcos

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

I've always liked new writing. — Imelda Staunton

Funny, I never shopped. Even my jewelry not a piece of my jewelry I bought for me. — Imelda Marcos

When I heard Elvis and his 'Sun Sessions,' I went mad for it. I was about thirteen. — Imelda May

I even sang once at the opening of a supermarket. You name it, I've done it. — Imelda May

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

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

I'm a big believer in 'pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start again.' — Imelda May

I think the first 10 years of my daughter's life were my mother's happiest, because she could finally have carefree time with a kid. — Imelda Staunton

I will not say sorry and be pardoned for doing a godly act. — Imelda Marcos

Look at Judi Dench, who's brilliant in whatever bloody job she does. — Imelda Staunton

President Marcos was investing in precious metals long before he entered politics. — Imelda Marcos

There's no point in bringing together a talented band if you don't let them do their thing. — Imelda May

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

I don't see why women have to get naked to sell an album. It's crazy. — Imelda May

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

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

Fortunately my career has never been about how I look, it's about how I can be. — Imelda Staunton

You can only do your best. That's all you can do. And if it isn't good enough, it isn't good enough. — Imelda Staunton

Ooooh, I love Nashville! It seems like everywhere you walk, there's great music coming out of every wall. — Imelda May

I start the day with either Radio 3 or Radio 4. I don't watch any daytime television at all. — Imelda Staunton

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

I cannot have this Imelda Marcos woman beating me, whoever she is,' Suki shrugged by way of explanation. — Sarah Alderson

I do not have 3,000 pairs of shoes, I have 1,060. — Imelda Marcos

Agents and producers have to get you into a box to accommodate their limited imaginations. — Imelda Staunton

Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland. — Imelda May

I don't tend to set out on huge world domination goals or have anything in mind. I just like to play. I like to gig a lot; I like to write music. — Imelda May

I was one of those annoying kids that loves singing and entertaining. — Imelda May

I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner. — Imelda May

I get my fingers in all our pies. Before you know it, your little fingers including all your toes are in all the pies. — Imelda Marcos

Thrashing about on stage is my exercise for the day! — Imelda May

I have no weakness for shoes. I wear very simple shoes which are pump shoes. It is not one of my weaknesses. — Imelda Marcos

They need a role model. They need a star! — Imelda Marcos

I have no big career plan. It is better for me that way. — Imelda May

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

You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense? — Imelda Staunton

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

I enjoy music so much; it's such a passion in my life, and I hope that comes across. — Imelda May