Quotes by Elizabeth Taylor

• Success is not measured by how many dollars you have, but by how many lives you have touched with kindness.
• I have a woman's body and a child's emotions.
• Big girls need big diamonds.
• Everything makes me nervous - except making films.
• I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it.
• I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times.
• I don't pretend to be an ordinary housewife.
• I don't think President Bush is doing anything at all about Aids. In fact, I'm not sure he even knows how to spell Aids.
• I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I'm not afraid to look behind them.
• I haven't read any of the autobiographies about me.
• It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.
• Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.
• Success is a great deodorant.
• 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.
• I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.
• When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow.
• You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal.
• People who know me well, call me Elizabeth. I dislike Liz.
• 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.
• So much to do, so little done, such things to be.
• If someone's dumb enough to offer me a million dollars to make a picture, I'm certainly not dumb enough to turn it down.
• I've only slept with men I've been married to. How many women can make that claim?
• I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage.
• I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.
• I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.
• I think I'm finally growing up - and about time.
• I sweat real sweat and I shake real shakes.
• I suppose when they reach a certain age some men are afraid to grow up. It seems the older the men get, the younger their new wives get.
• I really don't remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other things going on.
• Marriage is a great institution.
• Dare to stand out in a crowd, for it is better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.
• Do not be afraid to stand out in a sea of conformity, for it is better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.
• Do not confuse kindness with weakness, for true strength lies in the ability to show compassion in the face of adversity.
• Embrace the challenges that come your way, for they are the stepping stones to a stronger, wiser, and more resilient self.
• Embrace the turbulence of life, for within chaos lies the opportunity for growth and transformation.
• Do not be afraid to stand out; the sun never asks for permission to shine.
• Adversity is the fire that forges character, revealing our true strength and resilience.
• Life is a canvas; paint it with the colors of love, courage, and resilience.
• Do not be afraid to step outside the boundaries society has set for you, for it is in breaking free that you truly discover your strength.
• Embrace adversity as fuel for growth, for diamonds are made under pressure.
• Everything you've ever dreamed of is on the other side of fear.
• When life gives you lemons, make lemonade and add a dash of grace.
• A diamond is plain and rough before it shines with brilliance and clarity.
• It is better to be a tiger for one day than a sheep for a hundred years.
• Limitations only exist in the mind of those who fear to dream beyond them.