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Fame To Me Certainly Is Only A Temporary And A Partial Happiness ... Fame Is Not Really For A Daily Diet, That's Not What Fulfills You. It Warms You A Bit But The Warming Is Temporary. It's Like Caviar, You Know - It's Good To Have Caviar But Not When You Have To Have It Every Meal And Every Day.

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Fame To Me Certainly

Marilyn Monroe

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Fame To Me Certainly Is Only A Temporary And A Partial Happiness ... Fame Is Not Really For A Daily Diet, That's Not What Fulfills You. It Warms You A Bit But The Warming Is Temporary. It's Like Caviar, You Know - It's Good To Have Caviar But Not When You Have To Have It Every Meal And Every Day.

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