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.
ELIZABETH TAYLORI 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.
More Elizabeth Taylor Quotes
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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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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 always admitted that I’m ruled by my passions.
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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 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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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.
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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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Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.
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Everything makes me nervous – except making films.
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Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.
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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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The most sensible thing to do to people you hate is to drink their brandy.
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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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It’s all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another.
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I think I’m finally growing up – and about time.
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