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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.

Imelda Marcos

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Imelda Marcos
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: July 2
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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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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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The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things.
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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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Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.
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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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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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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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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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I have no weakness for shoes. I wear very simple shoes which are pump shoes. It is not one of my weaknesses.
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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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God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
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