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When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.
Imelda Marcos
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Imelda Marcos
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: July 2
Diplomat
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Fashion Designer
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Politician
Singer
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City of Manila
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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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I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
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God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.
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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
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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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The Marcos era was the golden time for the Philippines. We had the lowest crime rate in the world in Manila and real development then. At last, people are starting to understand this.
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Funny, I never shopped. Even my jewelry - not a piece of my jewelry I bought for me.
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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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They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.
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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 I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers.
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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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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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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.
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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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The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave.
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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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What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love?
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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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