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" Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world. "
Marilyn Monroe
World
Business
Equal
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" I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it. "
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" If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere. "
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Rules
Observed
" Sometimes, wearing a scarf and a polo coat and no makeup and with a certain attitude of walking, I go shopping or just look at people living. But then, you know, there will be a few teenagers who are kind of sharp, and they'll say, 'Hey, just a minute. You know who I think that is?' And they'll start tailing me. And I don't mind. "
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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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Treat
Men
Respect
" I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. "
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Me
Mistakes
Best
" It's not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on. "
Marilyn Monroe
True
Radio
Nothing
" The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up. "
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Body
Meant
Up
" I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that's not easy. "
Marilyn Monroe
Trying
Sometimes
Myself
" I'll think I have a few wonderful friends and all of a sudden, ooh, here it comes. They do a lot of things. They talk about you to the press, to their friends, tell stories, and you know, it's disappointing. "
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Friends
Know
Talk
" I like actors very much, but to marry one would be like marrying your brother. You look too much alike in the mirror. "
Marilyn Monroe
Brother
Mirror
Look
" I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing. "
Marilyn Monroe
Change
Two
I Am
" Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. "
Marilyn Monroe
Place
You
Kiss
" Nothing's ever easy as long as you go on living. "
Marilyn Monroe
Nothing
Living
Long
" I have been told my eating habits are absolutely bizarre. But I don't think so. "
Marilyn Monroe
Absolutely
Eating
Think
" I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous. "
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Natural
Spontaneous
Sexuality
" I restore myself when I'm alone. "
Marilyn Monroe
Alone
Restore
Myself
" I always have a full-length mirror next to the camera when I'm doing publicity stills. That way, I know how I look. "
Marilyn Monroe
Camera
Way
Mirror
" Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live. "
Marilyn Monroe
Live
Experience
Will
" A strong man doesn't have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn't match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world. "
Marilyn Monroe
Strong
Woman
Strength
" A man makes you feel important - makes you glad you are a woman. "
Marilyn Monroe
Feel
Important
Man
" You know, most people really don't know me. "
Marilyn Monroe
People
Most
Me
" What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can't I just be an ordinary woman? "
Marilyn Monroe
Good
Woman
Why
" I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people. "
Marilyn Monroe
People
Turn
Listening
" Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.' "
Marilyn Monroe
Men
Accept
Being
" I was brought up differently than the average American child because the average child is brought up expecting to be happy. "
Marilyn Monroe
Up
Happy
Child
" Naturally, there are times when every woman likes to be flattered... to feel she is the most important thing in someone's world. Only a man can paint this picture. "
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World
Woman
Picture
" Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered. "
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Tired
Sex
Carry
" 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
Ground
Foundation
Working
" Friends accept you the way you are. "
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Accept
You
Way
" For a long time I was scared I'd find out I was like my mother. "
Marilyn Monroe
Long Time
Out
Mother