Elizabeth Taylor Quotes
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But only art and music have the power to bring peace.
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I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends.
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My dad tells me that he took us to a pantomime when I was very, very small - panto being a sort of English phenomenon. There's traditionally a part of the show where they'll invite kids up on the stage to interact with the show. I was too young to remember this, but my dad says that I was running up onstage before they even asked us.
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I want to be in 'Glee', but I'm told I'm not famous enough to be a cameo yet.
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The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.
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Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker seemed so sophisticated and bad. I wanted to be like that.
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If I weren't a performer, I would be still be writing and songwriting. Plus, I also really want to get into producing.
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My mother is a proud Brazilian. I love visiting my family in Rio; the city and its people are so vibrant and amazing.
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It's just my aesthetic: to want to feel a bit undone, effortless but not without style.
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Science is global. Einstein's equation, E=mc2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not differentiate between multiple races.
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My mother was very strong on me to go to college. No one had ever been to college, including my parents.
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Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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Sometimes I feel like music has made love to me.
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What's important to me is people just being people.
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My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever.
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You must make sure that the majority of the people are not marginalized.
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The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.
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One of the lessons of Vietnam, which we failed to heed in the Iraq war and the Afghanistan surge, is that before you commit U.S. military forces to aid or assist, it is essential to know what you want them to achieve.
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I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation. I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from.
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I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.
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I didn't think of 'Thelma and Louise' as a feminist movie.
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Nobody's perfect, but at the same time, I always try to learn from my mistakes.
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It's not the having, it's the getting.
