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Being a waitress can be a very brutal job sometimes, and I remember during the training, the person said to me, The redder the lips, the better the tips, and that was like the only advice she gave me.

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Brit Marling
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: August 7
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When I was a kid and going to the movies I was overwhelmed by the way women were always second-class citizens in the film.
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I learned from my parents the idea that, if you are devoted enough and you want to study something enough, you can really teach yourself anything.
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Any man worth his salt loves a feminist. Only men who are afraid of the feminine in themselves are afraid of women.
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