Inspiring Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

I live to suceed, not to please you or anyone else.

— Marilyn Monroe

As long as I can remember, I've always loved people.

— Marilyn Monroe

I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.

— Marilyn Monroe

Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.

— Marilyn Monroe

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Happiness never becomes a habit.

— Marilyn Monroe

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

— Marilyn Monroe

I like to feel blonde all over.

— Marilyn Monroe

Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage.

— Marilyn Monroe

That's the way you feel when you're beaten inside. You don't feel angry at those who've beaten you. You just feel ashamed.

— Marilyn Monroe

She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know

— Marilyn Monroe

You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.

— Marilyn Monroe

I like actors very much, but to marry one would be like marrying your brother. You look too much alike in the…

— Marilyn Monroe

I don't look at myself as a commodity, but I'm sure a lot of people have.

— Marilyn Monroe

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

— Marilyn Monroe

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Speaking of Oscars, I would win overwhelmingly if the Academy gave an Oscar for faking orgasms. I have done some of my…

— Marilyn Monroe

Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would…

— Marilyn Monroe

I have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no…

— Marilyn Monroe

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

— Marilyn Monroe

My public is growing up just as I am. After all, I'm not 19 anymore and if I stick with the sex…

— Marilyn Monroe

Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you're a human being, you feel, you suffer. You're gay, you're sick, you're…

— Marilyn Monroe

People had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person. They didn't…

— Marilyn Monroe

Suicide, is a persons privilege. I don't believe it's a sin or a crime it's your right if you do. Though it…

— Marilyn Monroe

Friendship is the bestiest thing that comes to life . Friends will always be there for you don't worry about the fakes…

— Marilyn Monroe

All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I'd worry about whether…

— Marilyn Monroe

But chiefly, no lies! No lies about there being a Santa Claus or about the world being full of noble and honorable…

— Marilyn Monroe

Acting became important. It became an art that belonged to the actor, not to the director or producer, or the man whose…

— Marilyn Monroe

Some of my foster families used to send me to the movies to get me out of the house and there I'd…

— Marilyn Monroe

I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace…

— Marilyn Monroe

Friends accept you the way you are.

— Marilyn Monroe

Nothing's ever easy as long as you go on living.

— Marilyn Monroe

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

— Marilyn Monroe

I don't digest things with my mind.

— Marilyn Monroe

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together.

— Marilyn Monroe

I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.

— Marilyn Monroe

I always have a full-length mirror next to the camera when I'm doing publicity stills. That way, I know how I look.

— Marilyn Monroe

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

— Marilyn Monroe

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

— Marilyn Monroe

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

— Marilyn Monroe