56 Famous Elizabeth Taylor Quotes (LOVE)

Top 10 Most Famous Elizabeth Taylor Quotes (BEST)

“You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way.”
Elizabeth Taylor

The problem with the people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.

I don't have a short temper, I just have a quick reaction to bullshit. — I don’t have a short temper, I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.

You cannot have passion of any kind unless you have compassion. — You cannot have **passion** of any kind unless you have **compassion**.

Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.

Follow your passions, follow your heart, and the things you need will come. — Follow your **passions**, follow your heart, and the things you need will come.

I’ve always admitted that I’m ruled by my passions. — I’ve always admitted that I’m ruled by my **passions**.

It's all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another. — It’s all about **hope**, **kindness** and a connection with one another.

I don’t dwell on the miserable. I skirt around that. Give it a wave. Wave goodbye and concentrate on the good things.

You are who you are. All you can do in this world is help others to be who they are and better themselves.

12 Inspirational Elizabeth Taylor Quotes About Life

“All of my life I’ve spent a lot of time with gay men – Montgomery Clift, Jimmy Dean, Rock Hudson – who are my colleagues, coworkers, confidantes, my closest friends, but I never thought of who they slept with! They were just the people I loved. I could never understand why they couldn’t be afforded the same rights and protections as all of the rest of us. There is no gay agenda, it’s a human agenda.”
Elizabeth Taylor

I’m a survivor – a living example of what people can go through and survive.

I'm not like anyone. I'm me. — I’m not like anyone. I’m me.

I believe in life and I’ll fight for it. I believe you have to put up your dukes and fight, even if you don’t know what you’re fighting against.

I know I'm vulgar, but would you have me any other way — I know I’m vulgar, but would you have me any other way?

I don't entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I'm me. God knows, I'm me. — I don’t entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I’m me. God knows, I’m me.

I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I'm not afraid to look behind them. — I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I’m not afraid to look behind them.

It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting. — It is strange that the years teach us **patience**; that the shorter our **time**, the greater our capacity for waiting.

It's not the having, it's the getting. — It’s not the having, it’s the getting.

It is not true that I like animals more than people. But they come a very close second. There is no bullsht about them. — It is not true that I like animals more than people. But they come a very close second. There is no bullsh*t about them.

I’ve been through it all, baby, I’m mother courage. — I’ve been through it all, baby, I’m mother **courage**.

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. — 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.

14 Elizabeth Taylor Quotes on Love and Marriage

“I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being – to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need to hate, that our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame.”
Elizabeth Taylor