“You
find out who your real friends are when you're involved in
a scandal.”
“I
have a woman's body and a child's emotions.”
“When
the sun comes up, I have morals again.”
“It's
not the having, it's the getting.”
“I
fell off my pink cloud with a thud.”
“It
is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our
time, the greater our capacity for waiting.”
“I've
always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.”
“I
feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and
I'm not afraid to look behind them.”
“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.”
“I've
only slept with men I've been married to. How many women can make
that claim?”
“When
people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't
had tomorrow.”
“It
is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should
die of ignorance.”
“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'm
a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.”
“Big
girls need big diamonds.”
“Marriage
is a great institution.
"[In
reference to Michael Jackson] In my estimation he is the true King
of Rock Pop and Soul”
“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.”
“Richard
is a very sexy man. He's got that sort of jungle essence that one
can sense." (on Richard Burton)”
“People
who know me well, call me Elizabeth. I dislike Liz.”
“I
think I'm finally growing up - and about time.”
“Success
is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.”
“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.”
“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
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
don't pretend to be an ordinary housewife.”
“I
really don't remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other
things going on.”
“Some
of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.”
“I
am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being
married so many times.”
“She
belongs to a Temperance Society and wears one of those badges in
the shape of a bow of ribbon to show that she would never take a
drink, not even brandy if she were dying. Of course by temperance
they all mean the opposite - total abstinence.”
“I
sweat real sweat and I shake real shakes.”
“I
haven't read any of the autobiographies about me.”
“I
believe Michael is absolutely innocent and that he will be vindicated,”
“Some
guys yells out, 'Why are you here promoting your perfume when your
mother is in the hospital dying?' She burst into tears and ran off
the stage. He got
the reaction he wanted.”
“Their
whole reaction is that he is guilty. I thought the law was 'innocent
until proven guilty.' I know he is innocent and I hope they all eat
crow,”
“It's
not like Thanksgiving, when we all get together, ... I think maybe
half of my children will be here; they're spread all over the world,
and I never know if they're coming.”
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