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I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.
Elizabeth Taylor
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Elizabeth Taylor
Age: 79 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 27
Died: 2011
Died: March 23
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Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
Liz Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Taylor
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More quotes by Elizabeth Taylor
You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That's how I've done it. There's no other way.
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I love going to rock concerts, I love to lose myself in that vast wave of rhythm and body heat and get on the same vibe.
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My favorite name for a color is puce. It's kind of a dried blood color. It's a hideous color. But I love the word. It's so euphonic. But my favorite colors are lavender, purple, periwinkle blue, and white.
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Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.
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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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I was so strictly brought up that the only time I could get away would be on my own pony. I could ride wherever I wanted on my godfather's estate in Kent.I wasn't brought up to be afraid of anything.
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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 had an acting lesson. I've never been given techniques. Everything I've done is invented. I just sort of found out [how to do it].
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Marilyn Monroe seemed to have a kind of unconscious glow about her physical self that was innocent, like a child. When she posed nude, it was 'Gee, I am kind of, you know, sort of dishy,' like she enjoyed it without being egotistical.
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I don't pretend to be an ordinary housewife.
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No matter what happens, I'm loud, noisy, earthy and ready for much more living.
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On Michael Jackson and child stardom: He had one of the worst childhoods ever. I think I had the second.
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Michael Jackson is one of the most normal people I know.
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Marriage is a great institution.
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Everything makes me nervous - except making films.
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I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.
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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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I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it.
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I have a woman's body and a child's emotions.
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When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow.
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