Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.

Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.

The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.

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

It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.

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.

Our opponent [Cory Aquino] does not put on any make up. She does not have her fingernails manicured. You know gays. They are for beauty. Filipinos who like beauty, love and God are for Marcos.