Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.
ELIZABETH TAYLORIt is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.
More Elizabeth Taylor Quotes
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No matter what happens, I’m loud, noisy, earthy and ready for much more living.
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I wear perfume even when I’m alone.
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I’ve always sung in the shower. Now I make the stage a mental shower in order not to get too uptight and enjoy it.
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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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Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.
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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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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.
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I don’t pretend to be an ordinary housewife.
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Everything makes me nervous – except making films.
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Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.
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I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being – to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need to hate, that our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame.
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You can’t cry on a diamond’s shoulder, and diamonds won’t keep you warm at night, but they’re sure fun when the sun shines.
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The beauty of fragrance is that it speaks to your heart and hopefully someone else’s.
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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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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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