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.
ELIZABETH TAYLORThe 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.
More Elizabeth Taylor Quotes
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I don’t have a short temper, I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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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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The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.
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I’m not afraid. Life is just such an adventure to me.
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Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.
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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 don’t have a set pattern. I take things as they come. Usually with a great amount of relish. I just lay back and wait for it to happen. And it usually does.
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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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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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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’ve only slept with men I’ve been married to. How many women can make that claim?
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I’ve been through it all, baby, I’m mother courage.
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A belly laugh increases the ability of your immune system to fight infections.
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The most sensible thing to do to people you hate is to drink their brandy.
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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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I never face the day without perfume.
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How can money be the root of all evil when shopping is the cure for all sadness?
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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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I don’t entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I’m me. God knows, I’m me.
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I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too – for being married so many times.
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Big girls need big diamonds.
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Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.
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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 hate the idea of always having to interpret other people’s ideas and thoughts and words, because I’m very independent and, I guess, a free thinker.
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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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