You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda.

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

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

If the shoe fits, buy it.

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.

It is terribly important to do certain things, such as wear overembroidered dresses. After all, the mass follows class. Class never follows mass.

You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda.