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

—  Elizabeth Taylor

As quoted in "Elizabeth Taylor's 20 best quotes" in The Telegraph (23 March 2011) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8401001/Elizabeth-Taylors-20-best-quotes.html

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