The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave.

All things considered, she would have to be the most conspicuous and influential of the first ladies in the history of the state.

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.

My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become.

“‘Nouveau riche’ is better than ‘no riche.’”

I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will use 'Imeldific' to mean ostentatious extravagance.