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.

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

- Elizabeth Taylor

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"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 your business of living. That's how I have done it. There's no other way."

- Elizabeth Taylor

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"I fell off my pink cloud with a thud."

- Elizabeth Taylor

Adversity

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

- Elizabeth Taylor

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

- Elizabeth Taylor

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"Courage, dear heart."

- C.S. Lewis

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