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If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.

— Katharine Hepburn

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This is a wry warning about marriage: you'd be trading the admiration of many people for the criticism of just one. The speaker frames it as a dare, with a sarcastic 'go ahead', presenting a fairly sceptical view of what a spouse brings.

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