I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.

- 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

Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.

- 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

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

- 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

People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?

- Imelda Marcos

They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.

- Imelda Marcos

I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.

- Imelda Marcos