Elizabeth Taylor Quotes
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.
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As technology changes the way we communicate, connect, create, consume and innovate, it is democratizing access to opportunity. Education is no exception.
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I still do commercial work as an actor, which I love, because it's very quick, and it definitely pays my bills.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.
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Anyone should be able to read comics.
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I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.
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Like all readers, I want my limits to be drawn by my own sensibilities, not by my melanin count.
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We're all idealistic when young.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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I am at war... with the principal personage of traditional philosophy, that abstract subject who masquerades as everyone and anyone, but is really a male subject in disguise.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit to it when corrected and improved by the experience of ages does not deserve the proud appellation of a soldier.
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If you can write any way and it's working out, just bow down in gratitude.
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I'd rather spend my leisure time doing what some people call my work and I call my fun.
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I've had lots of people say, 'Oh, Franchesca's content is just for white people.' But I try to talk about identity in a way that's accessible to lots of people and is not a pointed finger.
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Someone asked how I feel about Captain Crunch. I'm capable of eating an entire box of it without any milk. It is a sweet taste that is indescribable. Captain Crunch is its own flavour.
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This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
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I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.
