Marilyn Monroe Quotes

If a man doesn't want you at your worst, then he sure as hell doesn't deserve you at your best.

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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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Matching shoes and bags immediately age you by 10 years.
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The problem is that no ethical system has ever achieved consensus. Ethical systems are completely unlike mathematics or science. This is a source of concern.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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Marriage has always been a state and local issue.
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Saints were saints because they acted with loving kindness whether they felt like it or not.
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I've been terrified of the water, and yet it seems I'm forced to go into in on every movie that I make.
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The Ferrari is a beautiful car. It's great.
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I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest.
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We've always made progress by understanding what the next great challenge is.
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There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.
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The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.
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It's not like I ever sat in my room and said I was going to start a media company and become an editor in chief. It was never my dream. It was something that just happened.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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No one escapes from the past without bearing some of its burdens.
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In all fields of creativity you see the result of work that has become habit. Where the creative impulse has become flaccid or has died out altogether, and yet because it is our work and our life we continue to do it.
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With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's so fresh; I love it!
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I am a very selfish person.
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Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I'm getting old every year, and eventually they're going to be right. There's nobody in this game that's doing the same things they once did in the peak years of their career.
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I just want to be at peace with myself, personally and professionally. I want to lead my life the way I want to without having to worry about what the other person may be thinking. Professionally again, I would like to be able to just do films that I want to without having to explain my reasons to my friends, family and fans.
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My mom was dying for me to write a book, she was my biggest advocate.
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When people come and see me, I want them to experience joy. I don't do any sad songs in my show. It's to lift the spirit.
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If a man doesn't want you at your worst, then he sure as hell doesn't deserve you at your best.