I’ve always admitted that I’m ruled by my passions.
ELIZABETH TAYLORActing 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.
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The most sensible thing to do to people you hate is to drink their brandy.
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I don’t love acting; I love chocolate.
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Marriage is a great institution.
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The things that are important to me – being a mother, a businesswoman, an activist – are all things that were borne out of great passion.
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I want it all quickly ’cause I don’t want God to stop and think and wonder if I’m getting more than my share.
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I have a woman’s body and a child’s emotions.
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I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can’t possess radiance, you can only admire it.
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I will love Michael Jackson forever.
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It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.
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I don’t like my voice. I don’t like the way I look. I don’t like the way I move. I don’t like the way I act. I mean, period. So, you know, I don’t like myself.
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You can’t choose between right and wrong by taking a census.
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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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I was born with scoliosis. I have a double curvature of the spine, and it’s forced me to use a wheelchair because the disease has really taken hold. It really saddens me that I can’t ride.
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Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.
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I think I ended up being the scarlet woman partly because of my rather puritannical upbringing and beliefs. I always chose to think I was in love and that love was synonymous with marriage.
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