The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country.

My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become.

I do not have 3,000 pairs of shoes, I have 1,060.

Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.

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

I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.

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.