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I am beyond logic and rationality.

Imelda Marcos

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Imelda Marcos
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: July 2
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President Marcos was investing in precious metals long before he entered politics.
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If you know how much you've got, you probably haven't got much.
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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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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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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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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
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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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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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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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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 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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They need a role model. They need a star!
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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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What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love?
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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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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 get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
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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 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 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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