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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.
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
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Being able to go on location and see the world was the greatest perk of all.
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I just loved the feeling of flying. I could jump six feet bareback and it was the closest thing to being Pegasus and flying next to God. It's the most liberating freedom-making feeling in the world.
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I believe in mind over matter and doing anything you set your mind on.
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I hate to try to be that person in my own skin, in my own way, in my own head, not through exercises or anything else, just by, I guess, belief, concentration.
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I'm not worried about dying. I consult with God, my maker. And I don't have a lot of problems to work out. I'm pretty squared anyway.
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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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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 haven't read any of the autobiographies about me.
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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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Originally, we were going to set up a cappuccino bar in the showroom, but we've been so busy, ... We decided when we're old and grey, we're going to set up a coffee shop, and we formed the company about 18 months ago when we thought of the name. It's going to be TLC - Tastes Like Chocolate.
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I hate being called Liz, because it can sound like such a hiss.
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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.
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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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Everything was handed to me - looks, fame, wealth, honour, love. I rarely had to fight for anything
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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'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.
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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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I sweat real sweat and I shake real shakes.
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I mean, how many young women get a set of rubies just for doing something wholesome like swimming laps? Or win a diamond ring at Ping-Pong with their husband... ? Well, I did, and for all of these memories and the people in my life I feel blessed.
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I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.
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