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.

My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No talk, no trouble.

I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility.

When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.

What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love?

In the material world, where everything is valued, when you commit yourself to God, beauty and love, it can be mistaken for extravagance.

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.