310 Quotes by Elizabeth Taylor

I have been supremely lucky in my life in that I have known great love, and of course I am the temporary custodian of some incredible and beautiful things.

The things that are important to me - being a mother, a businesswoman, an activist - are all things that were borne out of great passion.

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.

I'm loud and I'm vulgar, and I wear the pants in the house because somebody's got to, but I am not a monster. I'm not.

I have never wanted to be a queen! Cleopatra was a role, and I am an actor, so it was fun to play one, but it's not real.

Give. Remember always to give. That is the one thing that will make you grow.

Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.

I used to think that drinking would help my shyness, but all it did was exaggerate all the negative qualities.

The beauty of fragrance is that it speaks to your heart and hopefully someone else's.