Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

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.

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

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

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 read poetry to save time. poetry & time

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

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

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 love a natural look in pictures. love

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I restore myself when I'm alone. alone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I think I have always had a little humor. humor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fear is stupid. So are regrets. fear

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

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

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

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