Imelda Marcos

3000 pairs of shoes, extravagance

Contemporary weird famous 113 sayings

Sayings by Imelda Marcos

I live for beauty, for art, for love.

1980s — Interview
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I am like a butterfly, I fly high.

1980s — Interview
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The world is full of beautiful things, and I want to share them with my people.

1980s — Interview
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I have always been a fighter. I will never give up.

1990s — Interview
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I am a survivor. I have survived everything.

1990s — Interview
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My destiny is to be great.

1980s — Interview
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I am not a queen, but I am treated like one.

1980s — Interview
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I believe in miracles. I believe in God.

1990s — Interview
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I am just a simple woman who loves her country.

1980s — Interview
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I am a symbol of resilience.

2000s — Interview
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I love beautiful things. What's wrong with that?

2003 — Documentary 'Imelda'
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My only crime was loving too much.

1990s — Interview
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I am a woman of destiny.

1980s — Interview
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I was born to be loved.

1980s — Interview
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I am not just a pretty face. I have a brain too.

1980s — Interview
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I believe in the power of beauty.

1980s — Interview
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I am a visionary. I see what others don't see.

1990s — Interview
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I am a true Filipino. I love my country more than anything.

1990s — Interview
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What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love?

Unknown (post-1986) — Undetermined, widely attributed
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I did NOT have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.

1987 (approx.) — Statement after her shoe collection was discovered
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