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Marilyn Monroe Actor

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jun 1, 1926
  • Died: Aug 5, 1962

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with Twentieth Century-Fox.

Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him. love & marriage

The truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves. men & truth

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

I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made. courage

What's the good of drawing in the next breath if all you do is let it out and draw in another? good

I love a natural look in pictures. love

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

When it comes to gossip, I have to readily admit men are as guilty as women. men & women

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin? good

A man has a tendency to accept you the way you are, while most women immediately start to pick flaws and want to change you. change & women

Respect is one of life's greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don't have that? life & respect

Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature. nature

Fear is stupid. So are regrets. fear

A woman can bring a new love to each man she loves, providing there are not too many. love

I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time. time

I've found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them. men

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

Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world. business & men

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

The 'public' scares me, but people I trust. trust

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. good & love

Someday I want to have children and give them all the love I never had. love

Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men. marriage, men & relationship

An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine. money

I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly. good & men

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. men, men, women & women

I have always had a talent for irritating women since I was fourteen. women

Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.' men & women

I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll be a great actress. great

One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females should feel. best

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. alone

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

What good am I? I can't have kids. I can't cook. I've been divorced three times. Who would want me? good

I think I have always had a little humor. humor

Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them. men & respect

For a long time I was scared I'd find out I was like my mother. time

I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated. famous

There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls. home

Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection. life

Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal. good

What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can't I just be an ordinary woman? good

A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself. best

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

Having a child, that's always been my biggest fear. I want a child and I fear a child. fear

I guess I have always been deeply terrified to really be someone's wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really. life & love

I restore myself when I'm alone. alone

The fact is that I find more most men are more open, more generous, and much more stimulating than the majority of females I know. men

I read poetry to save time. poetry & time

Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak. love & men

A woman can't be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can't do it by herself. alone

I am alone I am always alone no matter what. alone

If you spend your life competing with business men, what do you have? A bank account and ulcers! business, life & men

I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work. work