Selected Quotes By Marilyn Monroe
"Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex
"I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human."
Marilyn Monroe, Life
"The truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex
"A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night."
Marilyn Monroe, Happiness, Work
"Men who think that a woman’s past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak."
Marilyn Monroe, Love
"It’s far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far."
Marilyn Monroe, Happiness
"For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit."
Marilyn Monroe, Happiness
"A friend tells you what you want to hear; a best friend tells you the truth."
Marilyn Monroe, Friendship
"Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one."
Marilyn Monroe, Happiness, Work
"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."
Marilyn Monroe, Strength, Sex
"Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life."
Marilyn Monroe, Happiness
"If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty."
Marilyn Monroe, Truth
"I don’t forgive people because I’m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes."
Marilyn Monroe, Strength, Mistakes
"I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex
"Happy birthday, Mr. President."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex
"Fame is like caviar, you know—it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal."
Marilyn Monroe, Success, Wealth
"It's nice to be included in people's fantasies but you also like to be accepted for your own sake."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex, Happiness
"There isn't anybody that looks like me without clothes on."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex
"I never wanted to be Marilyn--it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane."
Marilyn Monroe, Life
"I think I'm a mixture of simplicity and complexes, but I'm beginning to understand myself now."
Marilyn Monroe, Intelligence/Wisdom
"I am very definitely a woman and I enjoy it."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex
"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, Sex
"I dress for men. A woman looks at your clothes critically. A man appreciates them."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex
"If I am a star, the people made me a star."
Marilyn Monroe, Society
"A smile is the best makeup a girl can wear."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex
"I think there’s two things in human beings…that they want to be alone, but they also want to be together."
Marilyn Monroe, Society
"Anything’s possible, almost."
Marilyn Monroe, Goals
"Above all, I want to be treated as a human being."
Marilyn Monroe, Goals
"I think that love and work are the only things that really happen to us."
Marilyn Monroe, Love, Work
"We are all stars but we must learn how to shine."
Marilyn Monroe, Goals
"Keep smiling because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about."
Marilyn Monroe, Happiness
"Always, always, always believe in yourself. Because if you don’t then who will, sweetie?"
Marilyn Monroe, Life
"Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."
Marilyn Monroe, Life
"If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never got anywhere."
Marilyn Monroe, Life
"No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex
"I don't want to make money. I just want to be wonderful."
Marilyn Monroe, Wealth
"Fear is stupid. So are regrets."
Marilyn Monroe, Life
"If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything."
Marilyn Monroe, Sex
"We should all start to live before we get too old."
Marilyn Monroe, Life
"A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none."
Marilyn Monroe, Intelligence/Wisdom
"We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle."
Marilyn Monroe, Life
"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, Love
"A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself."
Marilyn Monroe, Intelligence/Wisdom
"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, Sex
"I don’t stop when I’m tired. I only stop when I’m done."
Marilyn Monroe, Work
"I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else."
Marilyn Monroe, Success
"The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream."
Marilyn Monroe, Happiness
"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, Sex
"A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her."
Marilyn Monroe, Freedom
"I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous."