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title: "4 Dumb Quotes By Marilyn Monroe"
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> [I didn't mind being thought of as dumb. I knew I wasn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/i-didn-t-mind-being-thought-of-as-dumb-i-knew-i-wasn-t/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/marilyn-monroe-416_dumb_i-didn-t-mind-being-thought-of-as-dumb-i_915858.jpg)

> [ He \[Arthur Miller\] wouldn't have married me if I had been nothing but a dumb blonde. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/he-arthur-miller-wouldn-t-have-married-me-if-i-had-been-nothing-but-a/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed1/marilyn-monroe-416_arthur_he-arthur-miller-wouldn-t-have-married-m_1927882.jpg)

> [It takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/it-takes-a-smart-brunette-to-play-a-dumb-blonde/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/464/marilyn-monroe-416_blonde_it-takes-a-smart-brunette-to-play-a-dumb_2110696.jpg)

> [A smart girl is one who knows how to play tennis, golf, piano -- and dumb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/a-smart-girl-is-one-who-knows-how-to-play-tennis-golf-piano-and-dumb/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

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## Other authors on Dumb

## More by Marilyn Monroe

> [Everyone's just laughing at me. I hate it. Big breasts, big ass, big deal, Can't I be anything else ? Gee, how long can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/everyone-s-just-laughing-at-me-i-hate-it-big-breasts-big-ass-big-deal/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [Nothing happens without a reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/nothing-happens-without-a-reason/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [Sometimes I've been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeites...the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/sometimes-i-ve-been-to-a-party-where-no-one-spoke-to-me-for-a-whole/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/you-believe-lies-so-you-eventually-learn-to-trust-no-one-but-yourself/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [The worst thing that happens to people when they dress up and go to a party is that they leave their real selves at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/the-worst-thing-that-happens-to-people-when-they-dress-up-and-go-to-a/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [Confidentially, the type of male I find most enjoyable for a friend is one who has enough fire and assurance to speak up for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/confidentially-the-type-of-male-i-find-most-enjoyable-for-a-friend-is/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [I usually eat four or five raw carrots with my meat, and that is all. I must be part rabbit; I never get bored…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/i-usually-eat-four-or-five-raw-carrots-with-my-meat-and-that-is-all-i/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupied so are regrets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/we-should-all-start-to-live-before-we-get-too-old-fear-is-stupied-so/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [You're the beautiful one. It's society that's ugly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/you-re-the-beautiful-one-it-s-society-that-s-ugly/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/i-ve-never-fooled-anyone-i-ve-let-people-fool-themselves-they-didn-t/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/if-i-d-observed-all-the-rules-i-d-never-have-got-anywhere/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/a-woman-can-t-be-alone-she-needs-a-man-a-man-and-a-woman-support-and/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [It's better being completely ridiculous than unbelievably boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/it-s-better-being-completely-ridiculous-than-unbelievably-boring/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

> [A career is wonderful thing, but you can't snuggle up to it on a cold night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/a-career-is-wonderful-thing-but-you-can-t-snuggle-up-to-it-on-a-cold/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 doesn't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/suicide-is-a-persons-privilege-i-don-t-believe-it-s-a-sin-or-a-crime/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

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