Marilyn Monroe Quotes

 “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.”

“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.”

 “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

“A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.”

 

“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.”

“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. 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. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And baby, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”

 

“If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.”

“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.”

“If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.”

“It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.”

“Ever notice how 'What the hell' is always the right answer?”

“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.”

“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.”

“We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”

“I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't.”

“She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know ”

 

“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”

“I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.”

“All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't.”

“The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”

“Who said nights were for sleep?”

 

“It's not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.”

 

“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”

“You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.”

“We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.”

“It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.”

“If I'd observed all the rules I'd never have got anywhere.”

“I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.”

“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.”

“Dogs never bite me. Just humans.”

“I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot!”

“I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one.”

“Sex is part of nature. I go along with nature.”

“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”

“I don't want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.”
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“You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.”

“I restore myself when I'm alone.”

“Sometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together”

“It's all make believe, isn't it?”

“The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.”

“We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift.”

 

“All a girl really wants is for one guy to prove to her that they are not all the same.”

“I don't mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it's based on femininity.”

“I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it. ”

“I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent. ”

“Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents.”

“I'm pretty, but I'm not beautiful.
I'm sin, but I'm not the devil.
I'm good, but I'm not an angel.
I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.”

“What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course”

“If I play a stupid girl and ask a stupid question, I've got to follow it through, what am I supposed to do, look intelligent?”

 

“I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night — there must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me, dreaming of becoming a movie star. But I'm not going to worry about them. I'm dreaming the hardest.”