Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.

Quote by Imelda Marcos

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I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.

I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.

My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No...

My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No...

I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will...

I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will...

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's...

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's...

The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role...

The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role...

Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.

Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.

I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love...

I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love...

God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.

God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.

Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their...

Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their...

It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.

It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.

People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me,...

People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me,...

Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is...

Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is...

We practically own everything in the Philippines.

We practically own everything in the Philippines.

I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here...

I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here...

Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.

Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.

I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I'm not linear in thinking,...

I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I'm not linear in thinking,...

If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am...

If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am...

I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a...

I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a...

Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their...

Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their...

I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love...

I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love...