You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal.

Elizabeth Taylor (27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011) was an English-born Academy Award winning actress.

Quotes

I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.

• I've been married too many times. How terrible to change children's affiliations, their affections — to give them the insecurity of placing their trust in someone when maybe that someone won't be there next year.
  • Elizabeth Taylor : An informal memoir (1965)

• 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.
  • As quoted in The Seven Deadly Sins (2000) by Steven Schwartz, p. 23

• My heart…my mind… are broken. I loved Michael with all my soul and I can't imagine life without him. We had so much in common and we had such loving fun together.
  • As quoted in "Michael Jackson: Elizabeth Taylor Honors her good friend" by Dave Karger, Entertainment Weekly (26 June 2009)]

• I still can't believe it. I don't want to believe it. It can't be so. He will live in my heart forever but it’s not enough. My life feels so empty. I don't think anyone knew how much we loved each other. The purest most giving love I've ever known.
  • As quoted in "Michael Jackson: Elizabeth Taylor Honors her good friend" by Dave Karger, Entertainment Weekly (26 June 2009)

• Oh God! I'm going to miss him. I can’t yet imagine life without him. But I guess with God’s help... I'll learn. I keep looking at the photo he gave me of himself, which says, 'To my true love Elizabeth, I love you forever.' And, I will love HIM forever.
  • As quoted in "Michael Jackson: Elizabeth Taylor Honors her good friend" by Dave Karger, Entertainment Weekly (26 June 2009)

• I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.
  • As quoted in "Elizabeth Taylor's 20 best quotes" in The Telegraph (23 March 2011)

• You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal.
  • As quoted in "Elizabeth Taylor's 20 best quotes" in The Telegraph (23 March 2011)

• There is no deodorant like success.
  • LIFE (18 Dec 1964) Page 82

Quotes about

• Really nice girl. I dated her only once.
  • Ralph Kiner, as quoted in "Ralph Kiner attracts Another Sellout Crowd of Autograph-Seekers" by Dan McGibbeny, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (February 13 Feb 1950)

• See what happens? One date with me and Liz ends up engaged to a millionaire.
  • Ralph Kiner, regarding Taylor's engagement—announced two months after her much-publicized 21 Dec 1949 dinner date with Kiner—to Nick Hilton; as quoted in "The Scoreboard" by Les Biederman, The Pittsburgh Press (12 Apr 1950)

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