Marilyn Monroe was an iconic American actress, model, and singer. Born in 1926, she rose to fame in the 1950s and became a symbol of beauty, sensuality, and glamour. Despite her success, Monroe struggled with personal challenges and tragically passed away in 1962, leaving behind a lasting legacy.
“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.”
Marilyn Monroe Quotes
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
“We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”
“A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love, listens but doesn’t believe, and leaves before she is left.”
“It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.”
“Sometimes you just have to throw on a crown and remind them who they’re dealing with.”
“Dreaming about being an actress is more exciting than being one.”
“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile, I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”
“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”
“I don’t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.”
“A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.”
“If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.”
“I’m not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful.”
“A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her.”
“I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.”
“I restore myself when I’m alone.”
“I’m very definitely a woman, and I enjoy it.”
“It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.”
“Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”
“I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.”
“Success is the best revenge for anything.”
“I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that’s not easy.”
“A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows she has none.”
“In Hollywood, a girl’s virtue is much less important than her hairdo.”
“If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere.”
“I’m one of the world’s most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.”
“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.”
“I’ve been on a calendar, but never on time.”
“If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.”
“I don’t want to be just a cute girl in a movie.”
“Fame is like caviar, you know – it’s good to have caviar, but not when you have it at every meal.”
“A career is born in public, talent in privacy.”
“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.”
“You never know what life is like until you have lived it.”
“What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course.”
“I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.”
“I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone.”
“Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.”
“I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.”
“If you’re gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.”
“I don’t want to be considered just a sexual object. I want to be considered a serious actress.”
“I’ve been through it all, baby. I’m Mother Courage.”
“I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.”
“I don’t believe in the institution of marriage for the sake of it. It’s not for everyone.”
“I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.”
“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.”
“I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.”
“I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it.”
“If you’re gonna be two-faced, at least make one of them pretty.”
“I’m trying to find myself as a person, sometimes that’s not easy to do. Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do.”
“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.”
“I don’t know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can’t stand to be invited someplace that isn’t full of other important people. They don’t mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners.”
“I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I’m out of control, and at times, hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
“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, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
“I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
“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.”
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