The news that Elizabeth Taylor died today feels doubly sad. For me, it is tinged with massive regret and disappointment.

It is possible no greater beauty has every graced earth. She was gifted not only with that beauty but also with talent, courage, sensitivity, intelligence and empathy.

You might say Elizabeth Taylor had it all.

With this amazing battalion of gifts, huge personal power would seem inevitable. But Elizabeth Taylor never achieved her potential.

Her addictions stopped her.

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