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.

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.

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

I will come up with a project that will wipe out poverty in the Philippines in two years. I want to remove the people from economic crisis by using the Marcos wealth. Long after I'm gone, people will remember me for building them homes and roads and hospitals and giving them food.

Ferdinand was a gold trader. He was a lawyer for mining companies. When he entered politics in l949, he had tons and tons of gold. When Bill Gates was a college dropout, Ferdinand already possessed billions of dollars and tons of gold. It wasn't stolen.

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

The only rich person is a person who is rich in spirit. I have no money deposit. I have only beauty deposit.