Imelda Marcos Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.”

“My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.”

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

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