A collection of quotes and sayings by Imelda Marcos on age, siblings, grandchildren, shoes, net-worth, thought, dignity, closets, win, lose, beauty, love, regret and wealth.
Imelda Marcos is a well-known Filipino politician and the widow of former President Ferdinand Marcos. During the presidency of her husband from 1965 to 1986, she served as the First Lady. She is regarded as one of the most wealthy and flamboyant politicians in the Philippines. She is believed to have stashed her money in offshore bank accounts, artworks, clothing, accessories and jewelleries. She has been accused by the critics of plunder and they have also named her kleptocrat. She is notorious for her extravagance that includes owning approximately 1000 pair of shoes; a number of them are kept in Marikina, in a museum. Following is a list of some popular thoughts and quotes by Imelda Marcos. We have curated some famous quotes and sayings on industry, modelling, singing, soul, country, defence, justify, respect, dress, reality, elections, politics etc that reflect the wit and wisdom of Imelda Marcos.
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.
Imelda Marcos
The only rich person is a person who is rich in spirit. I have no money deposit. I have only beauty deposit.
Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
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 get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
Imelda Marcos
My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become.
Imelda Marcos
If you know how much you've got, you probably haven't got much.
Imelda Marcos
I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.
Imelda Marcos
When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.
Imelda Marcos
We practically own everything in the Philippines.
Imelda Marcos
They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system.
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
Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.
I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.
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
I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life.
The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country.
Imelda Marcos
I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.
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
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.
Imelda Marcos
My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers.
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 stolen.
Imelda Marcos
It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world.
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.
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.
