Marilyn Monroe Quotes

Looking back, I guess I used to play-act all the time. For one thing, it meant I could live in a more interesting world than the one around me.

A smart girl leaves before she is left

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 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.

Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.

I know I will never be happy, but I know I can be gay!

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.

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

Change is actually what you need to avoid.Assimilation is much more joyful than conformity,when you try to change you try to fit yourself to other people's standards.You deny your own values and opinions, and you adopt a personality that isn't you.And most likely you will be more uncomfortable even though it may seem like you fit in more, i would suggest you not to change. Just be yourself, the way you are.Because that's what makes you different and distinguishable and unique from every other individual.

Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.

Most people in the world are Christ lovers. And then there are Christ haters. But all of them are fixated on Christ, and he perpetuates for ever.

When you have a good friend that really cares for you and tries to stick in there with you, you treat them like nothing. Learn to be a good friend because one day you're gonna look up and say I lost a good friend. Learn how to be respectful to your friends, don't just start arguments with them and don't tell them the reason, always remember your friends will be there quicker than your family. Learn to remember you got great friends, don't forget that and they will always care for you no matter what. Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.

Men are always ready to respect anything that bores them.

Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything.

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

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

Maybe I’ll never be able to do what I hope to, but at least I have hope.

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 soulmate. 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.

Your clothes should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to show you're a lady

I have too many fantasies to be a housewife.... I guess I am a fantasy.

They will only care when you're gone.

A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.

Friendship is the bestiest thing that comes to life . Friends will always be there for you don't worry about the fakes worry about the people who had your back from the start and never treated you wrong always remember they are your real friends don't never take them as granted because one day your going to lose a good friend by the way your action's are when you see a good friend stick to that person .

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

just because you fail once, it doesn't mean you're going to fail at everything. keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself because if you don't, then who will? 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.

When you're young and healthy you can plan on Monday to commit suicide, and by Wednesday you're laughing again.

Most men judge your importance in their lives by how much you can hurt them, not by how happy you can make them.

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

Just because you fall once, doesn't mean you're fall at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always trust yourself, because if you don't then who will??

Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

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

A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night

I want to grow old without facelifts... I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I've made. Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you.

It's far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far.

Trying to build myself up with the fact that I have done things right that were even good and have had moments that were excellent but the bad is heavier to carry around and feel have no confidence.

I could never pretend something I didn't feel. I could never make love if I didn't love, and if I loved I could no more hide the fact than change the color of my eyes.

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.

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.

A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.

Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.

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

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

I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.

For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.

I don't want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.

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.

You might as well make yourself fly as to make yourself love.

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