70 Famous quotes and sayings by Marilyn Monroe


Born in Los Angeles County Hospital, Marilyn Monroe was one of the most prominent American actresses ever. She also became a model, singer, and the most popular sex symbol in the 1950s. May these famous Marilyn Monroe quotes and sayings give you insights that will be the tool you can use to help in your everyday life.

Famous quotes and sayings by Marilyn Monroe
1. “A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.” – Marilyn Monroe

2. “Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak.” – Marilyn Monroe

3. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” – Marilyn Monroe

4. “A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.” – Marilyn Monroe

5. “I don't forgive people because I'm weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.” – Marilyn Monroe

6. “Your clothes should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to show you're a lady.” – Marilyn Monroe

7. “A career is born in public—talent in privacy.” – Marilyn Monroe

8. “I don't want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.” – Marilyn Monroe

9. “Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.” – Marilyn Monroe
Famous quotes and sayings by Marilyn Monroe
10. “I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.” – Marilyn Monroe

11. “If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.” – Marilyn Monroe

12. “First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.” – Marilyn Monroe

13. “A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her.” – Marilyn Monroe

14. “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.” – Marilyn Monroe
Famous quotes and sayings by Marilyn Monroe
15. “If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.” – Marilyn Monroe

16. “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.” – Marilyn Monroe

17. “If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.” – Marilyn Monroe

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

19. “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.” – Marilyn Monroe
Famous quotes and sayings by Marilyn Monroe
20. “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” – Marilyn Monroe

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

22. “Sometimes good things fall apart, so better things can fall together.” – Marilyn Monroe

23. “I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.” – Marilyn Monroe

24. “I want to grow old without face-lifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.” – Marilyn Monroe
Famous quotes and sayings by Marilyn Monroe
25. “The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.” – Marilyn Monroe

26. “Maybe I’ll never be able to do what I hope to, but at least I have hope.” – Marilyn Monroe

27. “Frankly, I’ve never considered my own figure so exceptional; until quite recently, I seldom gave it any thought at all.” – Marilyn Monroe

28. “I’ve spent most of my life running away from myself.” – Marilyn Monroe

29. “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.” – Marilyn Monroe

30. “I don’t mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. But what goes with it can be a burden.” – Marilyn Monroe

More Marilyn Monroe Quotes about Life

31. “You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.” – Marilyn Monroe

32. “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.” – Marilyn Monroe

33. “She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important.” – Marilyn Monroe

34. “All we demanded was our right to twinkle.” – Marilyn Monroe

35. “The way you carry yourself is influenced by the way you feel inside. You must feel attractive to be attractive.” – Marilyn Monroe

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

37. “I’d like to show that I can get publicity without using my ass or getting fired from a picture.” – Marilyn Monroe

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

39. “I dress for men. A woman looks at your clothes critically. A man appreciates them.” – Marilyn Monroe

40. “It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone—so far.” – Marilyn Monroe

41. “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.” – Marilyn Monroe

42. “A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.” – Marilyn Monroe

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

44. “I want to do the best that I can do in that moment, when the camera starts, until it stops.” – Marilyn Monroe

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

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

47. “Boys think girls are like books, If the cover doesn't catch their eye they won't bother to read what's inside.” – Marilyn Monroe

48. “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.” – Marilyn Monroe

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

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

51. “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.” – Marilyn Monroe

52. “To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one, its society who’s ugly.” – Marilyn Monroe

53. “Sometimes you just have to throw on a crown and remind them who they’re dealing with.” – Marilyn Monroe

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

55. “Fame is like caviar, you know. It's good to have caviar, but not when you have it at every meal.” – Marilyn Monroe

56. “I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.” – Marilyn Monroe

57. “Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that?” – Marilyn Monroe

58. “If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.” – Marilyn Monroe

59. “How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.” – Marilyn Monroe

60. “When the conversation is getting shorter with you, it’s getting longer with someone else.” – Marilyn Monroe

61. “I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that's not easy.” – Marilyn Monroe

62. “Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.” – Marilyn Monroe

63. “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.” – Marilyn Monroe

64. “Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do.” – Marilyn Monroe

65. “I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.” – Marilyn Monroe

66. “One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females should feel.” – Marilyn Monroe

67. “For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.” – Marilyn Monroe

68. “I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous.” – Marilyn Monroe

69. “A friend tells you what you want to hear; a best friend tells you the truth.” – Marilyn Monroe

70. “Fame doesn't fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary.” – Marilyn Monroe

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