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 TAYLORThe problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.
More Elizabeth Taylor Quotes
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It’s all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another.
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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’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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Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.
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You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.
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I think I’m finally growing up – and about time.
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Give. Remember always to give. That is the one thing that will make you grow.
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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’m not like anyone. I’m me.
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Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.
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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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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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I’m not afraid. Life is just such an adventure to me.
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A belly laugh increases the ability of your immune system to fight infections.
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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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