"I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am."

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Imelda Marcos

#People Quotes #Firsts Quotes #First Lady Quotes

“The [tenth] amendment states but a truism that all is retained which has not been surrendered.”

Source : United States v. Darby Lumber Company, 312 U.S. 100, (124), 1941.
“Seal my lips on aches and pains. They are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.”

Source : Rosalind Russell, Chris Chase (1979). “Life is a Banquet”
“I have to say that as an actor, I really look for the role. I'm not really looking to see if it's for television or film, because there are highly talented people in both mediums.”

Source : "Interview: the Cast of Crank". Interview with Stax, www.ign.com. August 29, 2006.
“Manner and morals have improved, improved wages and world travel during the war have had effect, and the farm labourer now is an intelligent, self respecting workman, on a level at least with the town artisan. The village rustic of the past no longer exists outside of the comic papers.”

Source : Flora Thompson (2008). “The Peverel papers: nature notes written in Liphoo, Hampshire, 1921-1927”
“All too often women believe it is a sign of commitment, an expression of love, to endure unkindness or cruelty, to forgive and forget. In actuality, when we love rightly we know that the healthy, loving response to cruelty and abuse is putting ourselves out of harm's way.”
“If we are able to meet these two requirements - regularity in meditation and leading a good life in society, day-to-day a good life - then nothing would be unattainable by us.”
“For 500 years the West patented six killer applications that set it apart. The first to download them was Japan. Over the last century, one Asian country after another has downloaded these killer apps- competition, modern science, the rule of law and private property rights, modern medicine, the consumer society and the work ethic. Those six things are the secret sauce of Western civilization.”
“I look at Barack [Obama], he's slim like my father, and Michelle's [Obama] full figured like my mother. And I just love it.”

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