Imelda Marcos Quotes - Page 3

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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.

  Imelda Marcos

  East, Philippines, West

  Katipunan Magazine, February 1982.

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

  Imelda Marcos

  Born, Nobility, Humans

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I have no weakness for shoes. I wear very simple shoes which are pump shoes. It is not one of my weaknesses.

  Imelda Marcos

  Simple, Shoes, Weakness

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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

  Life, Country, Rights

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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

  Imelda Marcos

  Reality, Vaccines, Rich

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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

  Home, Years, Two

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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

  Dream, Years, Sea

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• President Marcos was investing in precious metals long before he entered politics.

  Imelda Marcos

  Long, President, Investing

  Today, April 1998.

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• 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

  College, Uranium Mining, Gold

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• I would have to ask the public to choose between a culture of hate or a culture of love. I am sure our poor will pick the latter. With the Marcos assets, we could regain this value of sharing love with one another.

  Imelda Marcos

  Hate, Culture, Poor

  The Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 1998.

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

  Imelda Marcos

  Thinking, Different, Way

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love?

  Imelda Marcos

  Shoes, And Love, Thanksgiving And Love

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• 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

  Years, California, Philippines

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Funny, I never shopped. Even my jewelry - not a piece of my jewelry I bought for me.

  Imelda Marcos

  Pieces, Jewelry

  "The Associated Press" report, April 1998.

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• 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

  War, Mean, Winning

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  Imelda Marcos

  Here I Am, People, Firsts

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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