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 fell off my pink cloud with a thud.
I have a woman's body and a child's emotions.
I haven't read any of the autobiographies about me.
I really don't remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other things going on.
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 sweat real sweat and I shake real shakes.
I think I'm finally growing up - and about time.
I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.
I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.
I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage.
I've only slept with men I've been married to. How many women can make that claim?
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.
It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance.
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.
Marriage is a great institution.
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.
People who know me well, call me Elizabeth. I dislike Liz.
So much to do, so little done, such things to be.
Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.
Success is a great deodorant.
Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.
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.
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.
Elizabeth is known for her violet-colored eyes.
Taylor's wedding to Larry Fortensky took place at Michael Jackson's ranch.
Elizabeth Taylor hates to be called "Liz".
Elizabeth was widely considered to be "the most beautiful woman in the world," mostly during the 1950's and 1960's during the height of her career, but was considered to be beautiful even as a young child.
Toy company Mattel actually made a doll that was based on her prostitute character in Butterfield 8.
In 1962, she tried to commit suicide by overdosing on medication.
Elizabeth considers Michael Jackson as one of her dearest friends.
She met her now ex-husband Larry Fortensky while they both were in rehab at the Betty Ford Center in 1988.
She was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in May 2000.
Elizabeth won her first Academy Award for her portrayal of Gloria Wandrous in Butterfield 8.
She is the mother of 4 children.
Her performance in National Velvet in 1944 as Velvet Brown made her an instant star.
Elizabeth and her family moved to Los Angeles in 1939 when she was 7 years old.
Elizabeth married actor Richard Burton twice.