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Portrait of Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

(1926–1962) Fashion Model United States

572 quotes in 1529 categories

A feeling of being laughed at makes her question why big breasts and a big ass seem to define her, and she wonders if she can be anything else. She observes that parties can leave people alone, that lies make us trust only ourselves, and that dressing up often hides the real self at home.

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Marilyn Monroe was a fashion model from the United States, best known for My story.

Quick Facts About Marilyn Monroe

Born: June 1, 1926
Died: August 4, 1962
Nationality: United States
Profession: Fashion Model
Notable works: My story
Known for: Some Like It Hot, The Seven Year Itch, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Misfits, Happy Birthday, Mr. President
Spouse: James Dougherty

About Marilyn Monroe

She was a top‑billed actress for a decade, and her movies earned about $200 million by the time she died in 1962. She also became an emblem of the era’s sexual revolution.

Awards & Honors

Henrietta Award Targa d'Oro star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Golden Globe Awards Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

Do not worry, and worry.

Fear

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Anything’s possible, almost.

Funny

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It stirs up envy, fame does.

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I defy gravity.

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Being normal is boring

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I read poetry to save time.

Books

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I've always wanted a baby.

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I am good, but not an angel.

Angel

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If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.

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You're always running into people's unconscious.

Actors

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Sex is nature, and I believe in going along with nature.

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It'a better to be alone & happythna unhappy with someone

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No sex is wrong, if there's love in it.

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By nature, I suppose I have a languorous disposition

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Nothing happens without a reason.

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It's all make believe, isn't it?

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I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous.

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A wise woman likes but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe and leaves before she is left.

Being a woman

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Sweetie, if you are going to be 2 faced, at least make one of them pretty.

Fake friends

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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius…'' ''Give a girl the right shoes and she will conquer the world

Beauty

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

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First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.

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I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.

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A wise girl kisses but doesn't believe and leaves before she is left.

Girl

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I always felt I was a nobody, and the only way for me to be somebody was to be - well, somebody…

Actors

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Doing a scene is like opening a bottle. If it doesn't open one way, try another - perhaps even give it up…

Actors

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People respect you because they feel youve survived hard times and endured and although youve become famous, you havent become phony.

Hard time

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

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I've read all of Shakespeare and practiced a lot of lines. ... I am going to do Juliet first. Don't laugh. What,…

Acting

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

Alone

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When I was five, I think, that's when I started wanting to be an actress. I loved to play. I didn't like…

Actor

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

Age

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The truth is I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I…

Fool

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I'm trying to find myself as a person, sometimes that's not easy to do. Millions of people live their entire lives without…

Acting

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Couldn't we end this interview with what I really want to say? That what the world really needs is a real feeling…

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I want to grow old without facelifts... I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I've made. Sometimes…

Age

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

Christmas

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It might be a kind of relief to be finished. You have to start all over again. But I believe you’re always…

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I had to use my wits or else I'd have been sunk - and nothings going to sink me. Everyone was always…

Jobs

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Drugs pull you down and shut the lid on life. Pot opens everything up. All the anxieties, the creepy crawly blues,it all…

Anxieties

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Marilyn Monroe by topic

Love (94) Inspiring (91) Inspirational (55) Girl (49) Men (46) People (44) Life (44) Thinking (31) World (26) Time (19) Sex (19) Acting (19) Marriage (17)