Acting is, to me now, artificial. Seeing people suffer is real. It couldn’t be more real. Some people don’t like to look at it in the face because it’s painful. But if nobody does, then nothing gets done.
ELIZABETH TAYLORI adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can’t possess radiance, you can only admire it.
More Elizabeth Taylor Quotes
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You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.
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I gave a very dear friend of mine my humanitarian award. Because you don’t need an award to be, or not be, a humanitarian.
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I don’t love acting; I love chocolate.
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Thanks Darling for the beautiful flowers and all the prayers. Now can you just get my puppy past security?
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Fragrance is an incredibly intimate thing. It can evoke very specific thoughts or memories and is a little different for each person who wears it. I also think it’s the most accessible luxury.
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The public library is more than a repository of books. It’s a mysterious, wondrous place with the power to change lives.
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I don’t pretend to be an ordinary housewife.
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Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.
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Follow your passions, follow your heart, and the things you need will come.
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If it is not to make the world better what is money for?
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A belly laugh increases the ability of your immune system to fight infections.
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I use my fame now when I want to help a cause or other people.
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I think I’m finally growing up – and about time.
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My mother says I didn’t open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked.
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I have been supremely lucky in my life in that I have known great love, and of course I am the temporary custodian of some incredible and beautiful things.
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