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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.

Imelda Marcos

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Imelda Marcos
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: July 2
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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 get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
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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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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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President Marcos was investing in precious metals long before he entered politics.
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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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What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love?
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They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance... But the truth will prevail.
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It is terribly important to do certain things, such as wear overembroidered dresses. After all, the mass follows class. Class never follows mass.
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I will not say sorry and be pardoned for doing a godly act.
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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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I get my fingers in all our pies. Before you know it, your little fingers including all your toes are in all the pies.
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Ferdinand was a gold trader. He was a lawyer for mining companies. When he entered politics in l949, he had tons and tons of gold. When Bill Gates was a college dropout, Ferdinand already possessed billions of dollars and tons of gold. It wasn't stolen.
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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 was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility.
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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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They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system.
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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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You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda.
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