I think I’m finally growing up – and about time.
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.
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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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You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.
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Just in case you get pneumonia or die. The dangerous bits are always the last days of shooting.
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I have a woman’s body and a child’s emotions.
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Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.
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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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When people say, ‘She’s got everything’, I’ve got one answer – I haven’t had tomorrow.
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Big girls need big diamonds.
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Give. Remember always to give. That is the one thing that will make you grow.
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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 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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I used to think that drinking would help my shyness, but all it did was exaggerate all the negative qualities.
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You can’t choose between right and wrong by taking a census.
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Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.
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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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