The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things.

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

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

I would have to ask the public to choose between a culture of hate or a culture of love. I am sure our poor will pick the latter. With the Marcos assets, we could regain this value of sharing love with one another.

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.

I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive... not really rob. It's done with a smile.

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.