We practically own everything in the Philippines.

I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I'm not linear in thinking, I'm not very logical.

I am my little people's star and slave. When I go out into the barrios, I get dressed because I know my little people want to see a star. Other presidents' wives have gone to the barrios wearing house dresses and slippers. That's not what people want to see. People want someone they can love, someone to set an example.

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 receive a pair of shoes as a token of gratitude.

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

I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life.

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.