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

- Imelda Marcos

God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.

- Imelda Marcos

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

- Imelda Marcos

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

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

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

- Imelda Marcos

My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No talk, no trouble.

- 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

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.

- 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

The only rich person is a person who is rich in spirit. I have no money deposit. I have only beauty deposit.

- Imelda Marcos

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.

- 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 hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.

- Imelda Marcos

Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.

- 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.

- 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

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

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

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