Quotes by 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.
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.
I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive... not really rob. It's done with a smile.
Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.
They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.
In the material world, where everything is valued, when you commit yourself to God, beauty and love, it can be mistaken for extravagance.
I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.
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.
Perception is real, truth is not. I'm not fighting for money and possessions. I'm fighting for something more precious. I pray that as we enter the cyber age -- the Age of Transparency -- the facts and the truth will out.