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Marilyn Monroe was a famous American actress, singer and model most well known for her iconic looks and charming personality, becoming one of the most popular sex symbols of the 50โs and beyond. Despite being widely famous for her looks, we see in the Quotes by Marilyn Monroe , that she was more than just a sex symbolโฆ
Famous quotes by Marilyn Monroe
โImperfection is beauty, madness is genius and itโs better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.โ
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โA wise girl kisses but doesnโt love, listens but doesnโt believe, and leaves before she is left.โ
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โIf you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.โ
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โThe real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.โ
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โI 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 theyโre right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourselfโ
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โSometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.โ
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โI 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.โ
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โWhen it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then Iโm already better than them.โ
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โForย life: It is rather a determination not to be overwhelmed. For work: Theย truthย can only be recalled, never invented.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, Marilynโs personal diaries, as quoted inย Fragments ย (2010)
โIโm selfish, impatient and a little insecure . I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you canโt handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell donโt deserve me at my best.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE
Inspirational quotes by Marilyn Monroe
โIf you get massages, youโll never need another sleeping pill.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, As quoted inย Marilyn Monroe Confidential ย (1980) by Lena Pepitone and William Stedien p. 172
โIโm a failure as a woman. My men expect so much of me, because of the image theyโve made of me , and that Iโve made of myself, ย as a sex symbol. They expect bells to ring and whistles to whistle, but my anatomy is the same as any other womanโs and I canโt live up to it.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, Statement c. 1962, as quoted inย Marilyn ย (1992) by Peter Harry Brown and Patte B. Barham, Ch. 30
โI think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggeratedโ
โ MARILYN MONROE, โMarilyn Monroe Pours Her Heart Outโ interview by Richard Meryman, inย LIFEย (3 August 1962)
โAn actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, As quoted inย Ms. ย magazine (August 1972) p. 38
โIf youโre gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.โ
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โWhy ? โ It paid the rent.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, On why she had posed nude for a calendar photograph, quoted inย Ms. ย magazine (August 1972) p. 39
โI restore myself when Iโm alone. A career is born in public โ talent in privacy.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, As quoted inย Ms. ย magazine (August 1972) p. 40
โThatโs the trouble, a sex symbol becomes a thing. But if Iโm going to be a symbol of something, Iโd rather it be sex than some of the things weโve got symbols of. I just hate to be a thing.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, Comment on her sex symbol status, quoted inย Ms. ย magazine (August 1972) p. 40
โIโm not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, As quoted inย Ms. ย magazine (August 1972) p. 41
โFirst, Iโm trying to prove to myself that Iโm a person. Then maybe Iโll convince myself that Iโm an actress.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, As quoted inย Ms. ย magazine (August 1972) p. 42
Great quotes by Marilyn Monroe
โTheย truthย is Iโve never fooled anyone. Iโve letย menย sometimes fool themselves.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, My Story ย (1974; co-written with Ben Hecht; 2007 edition), p. 133
โDogs never bite me. Just humans.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, As quoted in โA Beautiful Childโ inย Music for Chameleons ย (1980) byย Truman Capote
โThe body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, Handwritten note responding to a question about posing nude, as quoted inย International Herald Tribune ย (5 October 1984)
โHollywoodโs a place where theyโll 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.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, As quoted inย Marilyn Monroeย : In Her Own Words ย (1983), edited by Roger Taylor
โThey feel fame gives them some kind ofย privilegeย to walk up to you and say anything to you, of any kind of nature โ and it wonโt hurt your feelings โ like itโs happening to your clothes not you.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, Comment on fame, quoted inย Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress ย (1993) by Carl E. Rollyson
โSuccess makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasnโt that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, As quoted inย The Films of Barbra Streisand ย (2001) by Christopher Nickens and Karen Swenson
โI donโt know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, As quoted inย Her Inspirationย : Secrets to Help You Work Smart, Be Successful, and Have Fun ย (2008) by Mina Parker
โI sleep in the nude but I pull the sheets up.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, โRare Marilyn: a portfolio work by 20 photographersโ,ย American Photo ย (May โ June 1997)
โPeople have curious attitudes about nudity just as they have about sex. Nudity and sex are the most commonplace things in the world. Yet people often act as if they were things that only existed on Mars.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, As quoted inย My Story ย (2006) by Marilyn Monroe and Ben Hecht p. 60
โItโs far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone โ so far.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, On Being Blondeย : Wit and Wisdom from the Worldโs Most Infamous Blondesย (2004) p. 52
Fantastic Quotes by Marilyn Monroe
โA career is wonderful, but you canโt curl up with it on a cold nightโ
โ MARILYN MONROE, On Being Blondeย : Wit and Wisdom from the Worldโs Most Infamous Blondesย (2004) p. 53
โPeople had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person.โ
โ MARILYN MONROE, On Being Blondeย : Wit and Wisdom from the Worldโs Most Infamous Blondesย (2004) p. 54
โWhen it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then Iโm already better than them.โ
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โWe should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.โ
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โShe was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And thatโs important.โ
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โAll little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they arenโt.โ
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โBeneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.โ
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โI donโt mind living in a manโs world, as long as I can be a woman in it.โ
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โThe nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.โ
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โWho said nights were for sleep?โ
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Turtleโs Favourite Quotes by Marilyn Monroe
โKeep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and thereโs so much to smile about.โ
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โI want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.โ
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โAll a girl really wants is for one guy to prove to her that they are not all the same.โ
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โI donโt mind making jokes, but I donโt want to look like one.โ
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โSex is part of nature. I go along with nature.โ
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โYou never know what life is like, until you have lived it.โ
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โI restore myself when Iโm alone.โ
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โI have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.โ
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โWhat do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of courseโ
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โJust because you fail once doesnโt mean youโre gonna fail at everything.โ
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โIโve been on a calendar, but never on time.โ
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That first quote of hers is perfection! Its interesting to see her inner thinking through these quotes.