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.
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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I think I’m finally growing up – and about time.
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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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When women stops blushing, she has lost the most powerful weapon of charm.
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A belly laugh increases the ability of your immune system to fight infections.
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The ups and downs, the problems and stress, along with all the happiness, have given me optimism and hope because I am living proof of survival.
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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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So much is said with the electricity of the eyes, the intensity of a whisper. Less is more.
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I like the connection with fans and people who have been supportive of me. And I love the idea of real feedback and a two-way street, which is very, very modern.
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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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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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I’ve always admitted that I’m ruled by my passions.
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I wear perfume even when I’m alone.
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I’m not worried about dying. I consult with God, my maker. And I don’t have a lot of problems to work out. I’m pretty squared anyway.
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I don’t pretend to be an ordinary housewife.
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