Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

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Marilyn Monroe is considered one of the most important popular culture icons of the twentieth century.
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I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.

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Beauty quotes by Marilyn Monroe, UberQuotes

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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I think I have always had a little humor.

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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.

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If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened - as if somebody was trying to demote them.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good li...

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

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

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Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

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

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

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Author Bio

  • NameMarilyn Monroe
  • DescriptionAmerican actress, model, and singer
  • AliasesNorma Jeane Mortenson; Norma Jeane Baker; Norma Jeane Dougherty; Norma Jeane DiMaggio; Marilyn Monroe Miller; Norma Jean Miller
  • BornJune 1, 1926
  • DiedAugust 5, 1962
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionStripper; Actor; Film Actor; Model; Film Producer; Singer; Autobiographer