Quotes by Imelda Marcos

About Imelda Marcos:

Imelda Marcos is the widow of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos notable for her collection of over a thousand pairs of shoes. She served as First Lady from 1965 to 1986.
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I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.

Imelda Marcos

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

Imelda Marcos

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

We practically own everything in the Philippines.

Imelda Marcos

Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.

Imelda Marcos

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

Imelda Marcos

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.

Imelda Marcos

I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.

Imelda Marcos

The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things.

Imelda Marcos

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

Imelda Marcos

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

Imelda Marcos

The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave.

Imelda Marcos

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

Imelda Marcos

If you know how much you've got, you probably haven't got much.

Imelda Marcos

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

Imelda Marcos

You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda.

Imelda Marcos

The Marcos era was the golden time for the Philippines. We had the lowest crime rate in the world in Manila and real development then. At last, people are starting to understand this.

Imelda Marcos

They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance... But the truth will prevail.

Imelda Marcos

I beg Osama to stop warring. He is a Muslim, and Islam means peace. Nobody wins in a war... I wish I were tapped in the problem about Iraq. I knew Saddam enough that I could have talked him into surrendering. But it's too late.

Imelda Marcos

Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.

Imelda Marcos

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 stol...

Imelda Marcos

Author Bio

  • NameImelda Marcos
  • DescriptionFormer First Lady of the Philippines
  • AliasesImelda; Steel Butterfly
  • BornJuly 2, 1929
  • CountryPhilippines
  • ProfessionModel; Singer; Diplomat; Politician; Entrepreneur