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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 if I am worried about survival.

Imelda Marcos

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Imelda Marcos
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: July 2
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Our opponent [Cory Aquino] does not put on any make up. She does not have her fingernails manicured. You know gays. They are for beauty. Filipinos who like beauty, love and God are for Marcos.
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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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Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.
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I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.
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My grandchildren are growing up and they could not understand why the Marcoses are still being crucified although we keep on telling them that we did not steal from the Filipino people.
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God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.
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They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.
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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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I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life.
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I am beyond logic and rationality.
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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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I will not say sorry and be pardoned for doing a godly act.
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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 industry of the Philippines, and so every time there was a shoe fair, I would receive a pair of shoes as a token of gratitude.
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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.
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Perception is real, truth is not. I'm not fighting for money and possessions. I'm fighting for something more precious. I pray that as we enter the cyber age -- the Age of Transparency -- the facts and the truth will out.
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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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When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.
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I will come up with a project that will wipe out poverty in the Philippines in two years. I want to remove the people from economic crisis by using the Marcos wealth. Long after I'm gone, people will remember me for building them homes and roads and hospitals and giving them food.
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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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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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