50+ Elizabeth Taylor Quotes | Minimalist Quotes

Everything makes me nervous – except making films.
ELIZABETH TAYLOR

Exception Movie Myself Nervous
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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Born Business Greatness Important Mom Passion
I don’t have a short temper, I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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Myself Quick Reaction Short Temper
Just in case you get pneumonia or die. The dangerous bits are always the last days of shooting.
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Dangerous Day Death Last Movie Myself
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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Friendship Humanity Myself Reward
I use my fame now when I want to help a cause or other people.
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Fame Myself People Reason
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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Beautiful Care Myself Temporary Trophy
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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God Myself Quick Share Stop Thinking Wonder
Money is the best deodorant.
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Best Money One Liner
You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.
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Friendship Reality Scandal
You can’t choose between right and wrong by taking a census.
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Choice Right Wrong Yourself
Seems like we always spend the best part of our time just saying goodbye.
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Best Goodbye Say Time
I’ve been through it all, baby, I’m mother courage.
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Courage Inspirational Mom Myself
When I’m not with the one I love, I love the one I’m with.
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Deep Love Myself Relationship
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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Better Help World Yourself
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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Evidence God Myself
If it is not to make the world better what is money for?
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Better Money World
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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Evidence Happiness Hard Time Live Myself Optimism Problem Stress Survive
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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Enjoyment Mental Myself Shower Sing Stage
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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Freedom Hate Ideas Independent Myself People Thinking Word
I’m not like anyone. I’m me.
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Be Yourself One Liner Original
I’m not afraid. Life is just such an adventure to me.
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Adventure Afraid Life
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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Adventure Afraid Door Feeling Myself Open
It’s all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another.
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Connection Hope Kindness Oneself
I don’t like my voice. I don’t like the way I look. I don’t like the way I move. I don’t like the way I act. I mean, period. So, you know, I don’t like myself.
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Act Appearance Move Myself Voice Yourself
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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Book Change Library Live Mystery Place Power Public
It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.
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Capacity Ourselves Patience Strange Teaching Time Wait

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