Imelda Marcos Quotes

• The real index of this country is the smiles of the people, not the economic index.

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• Some are smarter than others.

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

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• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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• I hate ugliness. You know I’m allergic to ugliness.

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

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

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• If you know how much you’ve got, you probably haven’t got much.

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• 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.

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• It’s the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.

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

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

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

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• Never dress down for the poor. They won’t respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.

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

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Imelda Marcos (44)

Birth:	2nd July, 1929
Nationality:	Filipino
Profession:	Politician

About

Imelda Marcos was born in Manila, Philippines. She is a Filipino politician. She is the widow of the Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the 10th president of the Philippines. She served as First Lady from 1965 to 1986 during the presidency of her husband. She remains one of the richest politicians in the Philippines through her collection of clothing, artwork, jewelry, and a thousand pairs of shoes. She was elected four times to the House of Representatives as a congresswoman for Leyte in 1995 and for Ilocos Norte in 2010, 2013 and 2016. She worked as a fashion designer and model.

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