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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.
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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Dame 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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A belly laugh increases the ability of your immune system to fight infections.
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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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Every breath you take today should be with someone else in mind.
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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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Now is the time for guts and guile.
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I know I'm vulgar, but would you have me any other way?
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I'm not like anyone. I'm me.
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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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Thanks Darling for the beautiful flowers and all the prayers. Now can you just get my puppy past security?
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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 don't have a set pattern. I take things as they come. Usually with a great amount of relish. I just lay back and wait for it to happen. And it usually does.
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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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