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Marilyn Monroe

If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.

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Marilyn Monroe is saying that the one thing she values most about herself is her independence and self-reliance, especially financially. She takes pride in never having depended on someone else to support her without working or contributing on her own.

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