"I was born ostentatious. They don't make women like me anymore."

"I always say, one of the greatest mistakes of my life is that I didn't get married to a king. Because then I could have been a queen and I could have done so much more for my country."

"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."

"I really had no great love for shoes. I was a working First Lady; I was always in canvas shoes. I did nurture the shoes industry of the Philippines, and so every time there was a shoe fair, I would re…"

"I am a simple woman. I am a woman of the people."