"I am the mother of the nation."

"I have done nothing wrong. I have only loved my country."

"I never had a maid. I always cleaned my own room."

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

"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…"