I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it.

Marriage is a great institution.

I've only slept with men I've been married to. How many women can make that claim?

I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.

I haven't read any of the autobiographies about me.

Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.

I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.

Everything makes me nervous - except making films.

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've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage.

People who know me well, call me Elizabeth. I dislike Liz.

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

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.

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.

Success is a great deodorant.

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.

Big girls need big diamonds.

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.

So much to do, so little done, such things to be.

I don't pretend to be an ordinary housewife.

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

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 sweat real sweat and I shake real shakes.

I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it.

When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow.

I have a woman's body and a child's emotions.

I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times.

I think I'm finally growing up - and about time.

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

A belly laugh increases the ability of your immune system to fight infections.

Ive never thought of my jewelry as trophies. Im here to take care of it and to love it for we are only temporary custodians of beauty.

When a woman stops blushing she has lost the most powerful weapon of charm.

You can be fat and still be sexy . It all depends on how you feel about yourself.

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

It is very strange that the years teach us patience that the shorter our time the greater our capacity for waiting.

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

I dont pretend to be an ordinary housewife.

You can’t cry on a diamond’s shoulder, and diamonds won’t keep you warm at night, but they are sure fun when the sun shines.

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

Money is the best deodorant.

You can be fat and still be sexy. It all depends on how you feel about yourself.

It is very strange that the years teach us patience - that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.

I'm a regular person. I know a lot of people love being famous. I don't like it. I'm just chillin'. YouknowwhatI'msayin'?

I'm comfortable having a specific audience to write to. I like the idea that my audience doesn't see what I do as controversial.

I know it's odd. But when I was getting scuba certified, it was explained very early on that you never get to just strap on a tank and jump into the ocean. You have to know how deep you're going, and the deeper you go, the less amount of time you stay down there - and it takes longer to get to the surface.

Some nights are made for torture, or reflection, or the savoring of loneliness.

People come out of the mid-west and go to the Ivy League. I kind of reversed the direction.