Marilyn Monroe Quotes And Sayings

You Know, Most People Really Don't Know Me.

It's Often Just Enough To Be With Someone. I Don't Need To Touch Them. Not Even Talk. A Feeling Passes Between You Both. You're Not Alone.

What Good Is It Being Marilyn Monroe? Why Can't I Just Be An Ordinary Woman?

Men Who Think That A Woman's Past Love Affairs Lessen Her Love For Them Are Usually Stupid And Weak.

Naturally, There Are Times When Every Woman Likes To Be Flattered... To Feel She Is The Most Important Thing In Someone's World. Only A Man Can Paint This Picture.

Imperfection Is Beauty, Madness Is Genius And It's Better To Be Absolutely Ridiculous Than Absolutely Boring.

A Man Has A Tendency To Accept You The Way You Are, While Most Women Immediately Start To Pick Flaws And Want To Change You.

Beauty And Femininity Are Ageless And Can't Be Contrived, And Glamour, Although The Manufacturers Won't Like This, Cannot Be Manufactured. Not Real Glamour; It's Based On Femininity.

I Have Evolved My Own Exercises, For The Muscles I Wish To Keep Firm, And I Know They Are Right For Me Because I Can Feel Them Putting The Proper Muscles Into Play As I Exercise.

Depending Upon My Activities, I Sleep Between Five And Ten Hours Every Night. I Sleep In An Extra-wide Single Bed, And I Use Only One Heavy Down Comforter Over Me, Summer Or Winter. I Have Never Been Able To Wear Pajamas Or Creepy Nightgowns; They Disturb My Sleep.

What Do I Wear In Bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, Of Course.

I Don't Mind Living In A Man's World As Long As I Can Be A Woman In It.

The Body Is Meant To Be Seen, Not All Covered Up.

It's All Make Believe, Isn't It?

I Was Honoured When They Asked Me To Appear At The President's Birthday Rally In Madison Square Garden. There Was Like A Hush Over The Whole Place When I Came On To Sing 'Happy Birthday,' Like If I Had Been Wearing A Slip, I Would Have Thought It Was Showing Or Something. I Thought, 'Oh, My Gosh, What If No Sound Comes Out!'

I Don't Know Who Invented High Heels, But All Women Owe Him A Lot.

Husbands Are Chiefly Good As Lovers When They Are Betraying Their Wives.

Of Course, It Does Depend On The People, But Sometimes I'm Invited Places To Kind Of Brighten Up A Dinner Table Like A Musician Who'll Play The Piano After Dinner, And I Know You're Not Really Invited For Yourself. You're Just An Ornament.

Having A Child, That's Always Been My Biggest Fear. I Want A Child And I Fear A Child.

I Don't Want To Make Money, I Just Want To Be Wonderful.

Give A Girl The Right Shoes, And She Can Conquer The World.

There Is A Need For Aloneness, Which I Don't Think Most People Realise For An Actor. It's Almost Having Certain Kinds Of Secrets For Yourself That You'll Let The Whole World In On Only For A Moment, When You're Acting. But Everybody Is Always Tugging At You. They'd All Like Sort Of A Chunk Of You.

A Woman Knows By Intuition, Or Instinct, What Is Best For Herself.

Consider The Fellow. He Never Spends His Time Telling You About His Previous Night's Date. You Get The Idea He Has Eyes Only For You And Wouldn't Think Of Looking At Another Woman.

Fame Is Fickle, And I Know It. It Has Its Compensations But It Also Has Its Drawbacks, And I've Experienced Them Both.

I Like To Feel Blonde All Over.

I Think One Of The Basic Reasons Men Make Good Friends Is That They Can Make Up Their Minds Quickly.

Respect Is One Of Life's Greatest Treasures. I Mean, What Does It All Add Up To If You Don't Have That?

We Should All Start To Live Before We Get Too Old.

Fear Is Stupid. So Are Regrets.

I've Often Stood Silent At A Party For Hours Listening To My Movie Idols Turn Into Dull And Little People.

Success Makes So Many People Hate You. I Wish It Wasn't That Way. It Would Be Wonderful To Enjoy Success Without Seeing Envy In The Eyes Of Those Around You.

Next To My Husband, And Along With Marlon Brando, I Think That Yves Montand Is The Most Attractive Man I've Ever Met.

I'm Looking Forward To Becoming A Marvelous - Excuse The Word Marvelous - Character Actress. Like Marie Dressler, Like Will Rogers.

A Strong Man Doesn't Have To Be Dominant Toward A Woman. He Doesn't Match His Strength Against A Woman Weak With Love For Him. He Matches It Against The World.

It's Not True I Had Nothing On, I Had The Radio On.

An Actress Is Not A Machine, But They Treat You Like A Machine. A Money Machine.

If I'm A Star, Then The People Made Me A Star.

Fame Will Go By And, So Long, I've Had You, Fame. If It Goes By, I've Always Known It Was Fickle. So At Least It's Something I Experience, But That's Not Where I Live.

Sex Is A Part Of Nature. I Go Along With Nature.

We Are All Of Us Stars, And We Deserve To Twinkle.

I've Been On A Calendar, But I've Never Been On Time.

I Don't Mind Making Jokes, But I Don't Want To Look Like One.

I've Never Dropped Anyone I Believed In.

Men Are So Willing To Respect Anything That Bores Them.

Dreaming About Being An Actress, Is More Exciting Then Being One.

A Career Is Wonderful, But You Can't Curl Up With It On A Cold Night.

I Have Feelings Too. I Am Still Human. All I Want Is To Be Loved, For Myself And For My Talent.

The Trouble With Censors Is That They Worry If A Girl Has Cleavage. They Ought To Worry If She Hasn't Any.

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.