Best Imelda Marcos Quotes
- Beauty is not extravagance; beauty is life. Beauty
- Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty. Bad
- 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… All
- 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… All
- I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty. Fashion
- I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back. Always Told
- Win or lose, we go shopping after the election. Election
- They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes. All
- People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage? Beauty
- Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars. Appreciation
- Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes. Anything Goes
- 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… Canvas
- I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable. Doable
- I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty. Complaining
- I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I'm not linear in thinking, I'm not very logical. Different Way
- Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity. Basic
- I love everybody. One of the great things about me is that I have a very positive attitude. Attitude
- We practically own everything in the Philippines. Funny
- 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… Believe
- 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. Bible
- I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am. Accident
- The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave. Both
- You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda. British
- The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy… Damn
- 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… Aware