I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.
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.
The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave.
You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth – she’s Elizabeth the Second. There’s only one Imelda.
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.
The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things.
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.
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.
I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility.
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 will not say sorry and be pardoned for doing a godly act.
I get my fingers in all our pies. Before you know it, your little fingers including all your toes are in all the pies.
My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become.
It’s the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
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 get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it’s so petty.
I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I’m not linear in thinking, I’m not very logical.
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.
The only rich person is a person who is rich in spirit. I have no money deposit. I have only beauty deposit.