Marilyn Monroe Quotes: Marilyn Monroe is an American actress, singer and model who, after a difficult childhood, has become one of the most important cinema symbols in the world. Monroe is one of the most influential women of the 20th century.
Marilyn Monroe Quotes
‘”I never wanted to be Marilyn — it just happened. Marilyn’s like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.”‘
‘“One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.”’
‘”That’s the way you feel when you’re beaten inside. You don’t feel angry at those who’ve beaten you. You just feel ashamed.”‘
‘”A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.”‘
‘“Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one.”’
‘”We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.”‘
‘”A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love, listens but doesn’t believe, and leaves before she is left.”‘
‘”Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.”‘
‘”I’m one of the world’s most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.”‘
‘”A career is born in public – talent in privacy.”‘
‘”Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection.”‘
‘”A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.”‘
‘”Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I’ve experienced them both.”‘
‘“I think that love and work are the only things that really happen to us.”’
‘”With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else’s ideas about you, but what’s important is how you feel about yourself – for survival and living day to day with what comes up.”‘
‘“Girls will be your friends—they’ll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything, they’re your true best friends. Don’t let go of them.”’
‘”This life is what you make it. No matter what, you’re going to mess up sometimes, it’s a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you’re going to mess it up.”‘
‘“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.”’
‘”Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you’re a human being, you feel, you suffer.”‘
‘“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”’
‘”I don’t want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.”‘
‘”You might as well make yourself fly as to make yourself love.”‘
‘“I don’t look at myself as a commodity, but I’m sure people have.”’
‘”Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.”‘
‘“Fame is like caviar, you know—it’s good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.”’
‘”Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that?”‘
‘“I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly.”’
‘”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.”‘
‘“I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that’s not easy.”’
‘“A friend tells you what you want to hear; a best friend tells you the truth.”’
‘“You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.”’
‘“Always, always, always believe in yourself. Because if you don’t then who will, sweetie?”’
‘”For life: it is rather a determination not to be overwhelmed. For work: the truth can only be recalled, never invented.”‘
‘“Always be yourself. Retain individuality. Listen to the truest part of yourself.”’
‘“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile, I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”’
‘“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”’
‘“I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.”’
‘”Maybe I’ll never be able to do what I hope to, but at least I have hope.”‘
‘”Men are climbing to the moon, but they don’t seem interested in the beating human heart.”‘
‘”Looking back, I guess I used to play-act all the time. For one thing, it meant I could live in a more interesting world than the one around me.”‘
‘”I’ve often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people.”‘
‘”If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.”‘
‘”Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.”‘
‘”Most importantly, keep smiling. Because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.”‘
‘”How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.”‘
‘”I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it.”‘
‘”Ever notice how ‘What the hell’ is always the right answer?”‘
‘”If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere.”‘
‘”I think that sexuality is only attractive when it’s natural and spontaneous.”‘
‘”Sometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together.”‘
‘”I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated.”‘
‘“Your clothes should be tight enough to show you’re a woman but loose enough to show you’re a lady.”’
‘“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”’
‘“A girl should be like a butterfly — pretty to see, hard to catch.”’
‘“I’m pretty but not beautiful. I sin but I’m not the devil. I’m good but I’m not an angel.”’
‘”Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.”‘
‘“The way you carry yourself is influenced by the way you feel inside. You must feel attractive to be attractive.”’
‘”All a girl really wants is for one guy to prove to her that they are not all the same.”‘
‘“Be real, be yourself, be unique, be true, be honest, be humble, be happy.”’
‘”A girl doesn’t need anyone that doesn’t need her.”‘
‘“If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.”’
‘”If you’re gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.”‘
‘“You never know what life is like until you have lived it.”’
‘”Dogs never bite me. Just humans.”‘
‘”Most men judge your importance in their lives by how much you can hurt them.”‘
‘”It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.”‘
‘”For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.”‘
‘“Fame doesn’t fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary.”’
‘”Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do.”‘
‘”No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they’re pretty, even if they aren’t.”‘
‘”I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.”‘
‘”It’s far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far.”‘
‘”I don’t stop when I’m tired. I only stop when I’m done.”‘
‘“I restore myself when I’m alone.”’
‘”The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.”‘
‘“The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”’
‘”In spite of everything, life is not without hope.”‘
‘“Sometimes you just have to throw on a crown and remind them who they’re dealing with.”’
‘”When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I’m already better than them.”‘
‘”I don’t forgive people because I’m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.”‘
‘”A man is more frank and sincere with his emotions than a woman. We girls, I’m afraid, have a tendency to hide our feelings.”‘
‘“To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one. It’s society who’s ugly.”’
‘”No sex is wrong, if there is love in it.”‘
‘”I won’t be satisfied until people want to hear me sing without looking at me. Of course, that doesn’t mean I want them to stop looking.”‘
‘”a struggle with shyness is in every actor more than anyone can imagine.”‘
‘”I’m trying to find the nailhead, not just strike the blow.”‘
‘”A kiss on the hand might feel very good, but a diamond tiara is forever.”‘
‘”Men are always ready to respect anything that bores them.”‘
‘”Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.”‘
‘“A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up to it on a cold night.”’
‘”Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.”‘
‘”I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.”‘
‘”Do people ever get over being shy? I think it’s with you for life-like the color of your eyes.”‘
‘”Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.”‘
‘”Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do.”‘
‘”A woman can’t be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can’t do it by herself.”‘
‘”If you spend your life competing with business men, what do you have? A bank account and ulcers!”‘
‘“If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it’s that I’ve never been a kept woman.”’
‘”I think that sexuality is only attractive when it is natural and spontaneous.”‘
‘”I have never liked sex. I do not think I ever will. It just seems the opposite of love.”‘
‘“There isn’t anybody that looks like me without clothes on.”’
‘”I think to love bravely is the best and accept – as much as one can bear.”‘
‘“A strong man doesn’t have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn’t match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.”’
‘”For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.”‘
‘”This is a free and democratic country and no one has a monopoly on anything.”‘
‘”Let yourself go, the pleasure of physical movement is so important. If that is a problem, you say to yourself, what is there that I am afraid of, or hiding? Maybe your libido!”‘
‘”I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.”‘
‘”You can read about yourself but what is important is how you feel about yourself.”‘
‘”Creativity has got to start with humanity.”‘
‘”Sometimes good things the best things coincide fall apart.”‘
‘”There are no women who do not like perfume, there are women who have not found their scent.”‘
‘”Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection.”‘
‘”I just got to feel that whoever I marry has some real regard for me.”‘
‘”You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.”‘
‘”Diamonds are a girls bestfriend”‘
‘”We human beings are strange creatures and still reserve the right to think for ourselves.”‘
‘”I finally made up my mind I wanted to be an actress and I was not going to let my lack of confidence ruin my chances.”‘
‘”it is better to be happy alone than to be miserable with someone else”‘
‘”In life, we weep at the thought of death. In death, perhaps we weep at the thought of life.”‘
‘”The sky is not the limit. Your mind is”‘
‘”I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated.”‘
‘”Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me.”‘
‘”The truth can only be recalled, never invented.”‘
‘”Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage.”
‘”I believe that everything happens for a reason.”‘
‘”I learned also that the best way to keep out of trouble was by never complaining or asking for anything.”‘
‘”All little girls should be told they are pretty.”‘
‘”When it gets hot like this, you know what I do? I keep my undies in the ice box.”‘
‘”Only parts of us will ever touch only parts of others.”‘
‘”I feel that beauty and femininity are ageless”‘
