No matter what happens, I’m loud, noisy, earthy and ready for much more living.
ELIZABETH TAYLORI’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.
More Elizabeth Taylor Quotes
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I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I’m not afraid to look behind them.
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Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.
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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’ve been through it all, baby, I’m mother courage.
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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 do enjoy life, I really do. Especially if I wake up the next day.
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You can’t choose between right and wrong by taking a census.
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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 are who you are. All you can do in this world is help others to be who they are and better themselves.
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You can be fat and still be sexy . It all depends on how you feel about yourself.
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Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.
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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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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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Big girls need big diamonds.
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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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If it is not to make the world better what is money for?
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I don’t have a short temper, I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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Put on some lipstick and pull yourself together.
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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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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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I gave a very dear friend of mine my humanitarian award. Because you don’t need an award to be, or not be, a humanitarian.
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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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Everything makes me nervous – except making films.
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I have a woman’s body and a child’s emotions.
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Fragrance is an incredibly intimate thing. It can evoke very specific thoughts or memories and is a little different for each person who wears it. I also think it’s the most accessible luxury.
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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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