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People Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

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Marilyn Monroe points out that people often hide their true selves when they dress up for a party. She observes that society judges choices like living together, yet many hold contradictory beliefs about fame and honesty. Her words suggest we constantly run into other people's hidden thoughts and feelings.

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You know, most people really don't know me.

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

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Why is it you always meet people when you look your worst?

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If I'm a star, then the people made me a star.

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I don't understand why people aren't a little more generous with each other.

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Gee, I never thought I had an effect on people until I was in Korea.

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I'm one of the world's most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.

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You're always running into people's unconscious.

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I love a natural look in pictures. I like people with a feeling one way or another — it shows an inner…

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People respect you because they feel you've survived hard times and endured, and although you've become famous, you haven't become phony.

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I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people.

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I don't consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.

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I'm so many people. They shock me sometimes. I wish I was just me! I used to think I was going crazy,…

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Do people ever get over being shy? I think it’s with you for life-like the color of your eyes.

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Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do.

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People had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person.

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The studio people want me to do "Good-bye Charlie" for the movies, but I'm not going to do it. I don't like…

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I've always felt toward the slightest scene, even if all I had to do in a scene was just to come in…

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

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As of today, I have absolutely no regrets. I think I am a mature person who can take things in stride. I'm…

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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…

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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…

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Of course, it does depend on the people, but sometimes I'm invited places to kind of brighten up a dinner table like…

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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…

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

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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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Hollywood parties not only confuse me, but they often disillusion me. The disillusion comes when I meet a movie star I’ve been…

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I didn't pay much attention to the whistles and whoops, in fact, I didn't quite hear them. I was full of a…

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

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

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We are all born sexual creatures,thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift.

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The public doesn't mind people living together without being married, providing they don't overdo it.

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Important people are much more interesting when they are drunk and seem much more like human beings.

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I won't be satisfied until people want to hear me sing without looking at me. Of course, that doesn't mean I want…

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I wanted to ask a thousand questions, but there was no one to ask. Besides I knew that people only told lies…

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Most people in the world are Christ lovers. And then there are Christ haters. But all of them are fixated on Christ,…

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I want to say to the people, if I am a star, the people made me a star. No studio, no person,…

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The worst thing that happens to people when they dress up and go to a party is that they leave their real…

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It's nice to be included in people's fantasies but you also like to be accepted for your own sake.

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Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me.

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

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It's better being completely ridiculous than unbelievably boring.

A career is wonderful thing, but you can't snuggle up to it on a cold night.

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…