Imelda Marcos quotes

Imelda Marcos is a Filipino politician and former First Lady of the Philippines, widely known for her extravagant lifestyle. Her extensive shoe collection and lavish spending became symbols of excess and controversy during her husband's regime. She remains a prominent and polarizing figure in Philippine society and politics. Here are 67 of her quotes:

If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are. (Imelda Marcos)
I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back. View quote
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Win or lose, we go shopping after the election. View quote
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I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will use 'Imeldific' to mean ostentatious extravagance. View quote
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They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes. View quote
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I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty. View quote
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When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers. View quote
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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? View quote
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Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty. View quote
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Funny, I never shopped. Even my jewelry - not a piece of my jewelry I bought for me. View quote
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I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive... not really rob. It's done with a smile. (Imelda Marcos)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty. View quote
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If you know how much you've got, you probably haven't got much. View quote
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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose. View quote
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I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am. View quote
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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. View quote
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It is not expensive to be beautiful. It takes only a little effort to be presentable and beautiful. But it takes some effort. And unfortunately people think of beauty as luxury, beauty as frivolity, ... or extravagance. Beauty is a discipline, beauty is art, is harmony, in the ideological sense and in the theological sense, beauty is God and love made real. And the ultimate reach in this world is beauty. View quote
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I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness. View quote
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Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity. (Imelda Marcos)
President Marcos was investing in precious metals long before he entered politics. View quote
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I will not say sorry and be pardoned for doing a godly act. View quote
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The Philippines is where Asia wears a smile. Beautiful products can only be made by happy people. View quote
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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. View quote
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