"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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"I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work."
-Marilyn Monroe
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"My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation but I'm working on the foundation."
-Marilyn Monroe
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"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition."
-Marilyn Monroe
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"Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'"
-Marilyn Monroe
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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."
-Marilyn Monroe
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"Lately I did a film called All I Want for Christmas and it was well received. This gave me a new point of view and a new respect for my work as an actress."
-Sarah Polley
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"I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing."
-Bill Mumy
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"Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That's their business."
-Mike McCready
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"We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actor's marriage to the character."
-Kate Mulgrew
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"I think the crux of the matter was that if we were going to become partners in, for example, the International Space Station, we had to gain the respect of a country like the United States and particularly its space organization, NASA."
-Marc Garneau
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"The reason it has relevance is because I, as a popular Arab personality - the Arab people like me and respect me - thought it was time for me to make an ever so tiny statement about what I thought about this whole thing."
-Omar Sharif
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