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Funny, I never shopped. Even my jewelry - not a piece of my jewelry I bought for me.
Imelda Marcos
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Imelda Marcos
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: July 2
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City of Manila
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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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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 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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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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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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I will not say sorry and be pardoned for doing a godly act.
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I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.
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They need a role model. They need a star!
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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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