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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

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Imelda Marcos
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: July 2
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I will not say sorry and be pardoned for doing a godly act.
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More than life, I value vindication. When you are at peace with the truth and you know that you are on the side of the right and God is on your side, you are not afraid of anything, including jail.
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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
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Why should people be afraid that we use a few small pellets of uranium at the nuclear power plant in Bataan? Don't they know that we're surrounded by uranium? We have the world's fourth largest deposits of uranium. Yes, we're all radioactive -- must be the reason why we have so many faith healers!
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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 would have to ask the public to choose between a culture of hate or a culture of love. I am sure our poor will pick the latter. With the Marcos assets, we could regain this value of sharing love with one another.
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What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love?
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Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.
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It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world.
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