"My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation, but I'm working on the foundation."
-Marilyn Monroe
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"There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls.“
-Marilyn Monroe
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"I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work."
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"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition."
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"Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'"
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"I have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women."
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"At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour."
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