Thank God I never lost that childlike innocence and the purity of vision and naivete. ...That childlike innocence was most useful, because if I was a bit wiser, I wouldn't have been able to do anything, perhaps. So I'm glad I was not smart. (Imelda Marcos)

Thank God I never lost that childlike innocence and the purity of vision and naivete. ...That childlike innocence was most useful, because if I was a bit wiser, I wouldn't have been able to do anything, perhaps. So I'm glad I was not smart.

Imelda Marcos

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