It’s amazing the gymnastics you can do when you don’t want to do something. How you can force yourself against all the forces of nature. I threw myself backward.
ELIZABETH TAYLORWhen women stops blushing, she has lost the most powerful weapon of charm.
More Elizabeth Taylor Quotes
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I use my fame now when I want to help a cause or other people.
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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 haven’t read any of the autobiographies about me.
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I know I’m vulgar, but would you have me any other way?
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The most sensible thing to do to people you hate is to drink their brandy.
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Everything makes me nervous – except making films.
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I don’t love acting; I love chocolate.
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I love to be casual and comfortable, but I also love the easy glamour of wearing jewelry all the time.
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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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I’m not like anyone. I’m me.
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Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.
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I don’t have a short temper, I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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I never face the day without perfume.
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You are who you are. All you can do in this world is help others to be who they are and better themselves.
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I’ve only slept with men I’ve been married to. How many women can make that claim?
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So much is said with the electricity of the eyes, the intensity of a whisper. Less is more.
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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.
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You can’t choose between right and wrong by taking a census.
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I’ve never thought of my jewelry as trophies. I’m here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty.
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Follow your passions, follow your heart, and the things you need will come.
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I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I’m not afraid to look behind them.
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I used to think that drinking would help my shyness, but all it did was exaggerate all the negative qualities.
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Give. Remember always to give. That is the one thing that will make you grow.
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When you’re older, you’ll appreciate the advantages of sleeping alone.
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I’ve always admitted that I’m ruled by my passions.
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I think I’m finally growing up – and about time.
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