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The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.

— Marilyn Monroe

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I guess I never felt I affected people until I was in Korea.

Marilyn: a biography (1973)

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

The Films of Barbra Streisand (2001)

Say good-bye to Pat, say good-bye to Jack and say good-bye to yourself, because you're a nice guy.

An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.

It's far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far.

On Being Blonde (2007)

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Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth, a trusted friend is the best relative, Nibbana is the greatest bliss.

Gautama Buddha

Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

Sanu Sharma

Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.

Thomas Jefferson

Every morning
I wake up with the news
of bloodshed.
I feel my body,
desperate to know whether
I’m still alive.

Suman Pokhrel

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