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Marilyn Monroe
Quotes by Marilyn Monroe
Quotes by Marilyn Monroe
“The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't any.”
Marilyn Monroe
“To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I'm working on the foundation.”
Marilyn Monroe
“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
“There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights.”
Marilyn Monroe
“It's all make believe, isn't it?”
Marilyn Monroe
“The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.”
Marilyn Monroe
“Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.”
Marilyn Monroe
“The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another.”
Marilyn Monroe
“My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation but I'm working on the foundation.”
Marilyn Monroe
“I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time.”
Marilyn Monroe
“If I'm a star, then the people made me a star.”
Marilyn Monroe
“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
“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.”
Marilyn Monroe
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
Marilyn Monroe
“A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.”
Marilyn Monroe
“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
“This life is what you make it. Not 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, somg 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 babve, 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 becuase 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.”
Marilyn Monroe
“If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything”
Marilyn Monroe
“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
“If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty”
Marilyn Monroe
“Ever notice how 'What the hell' is always the right answer?”
Marilyn Monroe
“We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”
Marilyn Monroe
“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
“The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”
Marilyn Monroe
“Who said nights were for sleep?”
Marilyn Monroe
“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”
Marilyn Monroe
“We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.”
Marilyn Monroe
“I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.”
Marilyn Monroe
“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
“You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.”
Marilyn Monroe
