Quote by Imelda Marcos
Ferdinand was a gold trader. He was a lawyer for mining companies.

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 wasnt stolen. – Imelda Marcos

Other quotes by Imelda Marcos

The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I dont give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival. – Imelda Marcos

Category:
Freedom
Read Quote

I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life. – Imelda Marcos

Category:
Beauty
Read Quote

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 didnt change the name of our country. – Imelda Marcos

Category:
Change
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Politics
category

Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private. – Tahar Ben Jelloun

Category:
Politics

Politics has become unbelievably and unfortunately way too much about how much money is involved rather than what kind of ideas are involved. – Mike Huckabee

Category:
Politics

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. – Plato

Category:
Politics

Clinton and Obama practice this politics known quaintly as the Richard Speck strategy: if you cannot take on everyone in the room at once, take them out of the room one at a time. – Grover Norquist

Category:
Politics

Random Quotes

I feel that education needs an overhaul – courses are obsolete and grades are on the way out. – Kent McCord

Category:
Education

What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. – Leo Buscaglia

Category:
Happiness

There will always be vain, obsessive people who want to own rare and extraordinary things whatever the cost there will always be people for whom owning beautiful, dangerous animals brings a sense of power and magic. – Susan Orlean

Category:
power

As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat. – Ellen Perry Berkeley

Category:
Cats