Marilyn Monroe
I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm 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.
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Poll: Words of Wisdom by Marilyn Monroe
Legendary icon of Golden Age, Marilyn Monroe has told some cool stuff. With which of her quotes do you agree the most?
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It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far. -
Marilyn Monroe
A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none. -
Marilyn Monroe
Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about. -
Marilyn Monroe
Fame is like caviar, you know — it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal. -
Marilyn Monroe
Fear is stupid. So are regrets. -
Marilyn Monroe
I don’t forgive people because I’m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes. -
Marilyn Monroe
The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream. -
Marilyn Monroe
We should all start to live before we get too old. -
Marilyn Monroe
Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." -
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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. -
Marilyn Monroe
Always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will? -
Marilyn Monroe
I restore myself when I'm alone. -
Marilyn Monroe
The real lover is the man who can thrill you just by touching your head or smiling into your eyes — or just by staring into space. -
Marilyn Monroe
If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything. -
Marilyn Monroe
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
If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty. -
Marilyn Monroe
Dreaming about being an actress is more exciting than being one. -
Marilyn Monroe
Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak. -
Marilyn Monroe
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
Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do. -
1953 Photo by Frank Powolny
I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that's not easy. -
Marilyn Monroe
We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle. -
1952 Photo by Frank Powolny
I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it. -
Marilyn Monroe
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
I dress for men. A woman looks at your clothes critically. A man appreciates them. -
Marilyn Monroe
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
A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her. -
Marilyn Monroe
A smile is the best makeup a girl can wear. -
Marilyn Monroe
If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere. -
#31
I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else. -
Marilyn Monroe
I don’t stop when I’m tired. I only stop when I’m done. -
Marilyn Monroe
A friend tells you what you want to hear; a best friend tells you the truth. -
Marilyn Monroe
If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman. -
#35
I don't want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.
