I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night — there must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me, dreaming of becoming a movie star. But I'm not going to worry about them. I'm dreaming the hardest.

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"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition."

- Marilyn Monroe

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"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."

- Marilyn Monroe

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""Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.""

- Marilyn Monroe

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"The real lover is a man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space."

- Marilyn Monroe

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"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

- Marilyn Monroe

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