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.
ELIZABETH TAYLORMy 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.
More Elizabeth Taylor Quotes
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I have a woman’s body and a child’s emotions.
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Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.
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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 would totally lose myself in the music and be a gypsy. I would go wherever I wanted to in my head – wherever the music took me. My body followed.
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Now is the time for guts and guile.
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Marriage is a great institution.
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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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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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When I’m not with the one I love, I love the one I’m with.
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A belly laugh increases the ability of your immune system to fight infections.
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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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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’ve only slept with men I’ve been married to. How many women can make that claim?
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I believe in mind over matter and doing anything you set your mind on.
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I’ve been through it all, baby, I’m mother courage.
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