"I was not born to be a housewife. I am a beauty queen, I am a politician, I am a First Lady, and I am a mother. I am all of these, and I have to be all of these."

"I am a survivor. I have survived everything."

"It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It …"

"I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive... not really rob. It's done with a smile."

"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 re…"