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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

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

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

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

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. — Imelda Marcos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We practically own everything in the Philippines. — 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 hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness. — Imelda Marcos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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