Marilyn Monroe aka Norma Jeane Mortenson, later called Norma Jeane Baker, was a famous American singer, actress and model. She was born on 1st June 1926 in Los Angeles, California, US. During her career, Marilyn had achieved so many goals including some of the key role in famous Hollywood movies. In 1942, she married a fellow coworker in the aircraft where she was working. But after the World War II, both couple separate by divorce.
Marilyn Monroe had died on 5th August, 1962 at the age of 36 in her hometown. This post is all about some of the famous Marilyn Monroe quotes during her lifetime. Please have a look.
28 of Marilyn Monroe’s Most Beautiful Quotes:
“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.”
1956
“A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.”
1953
“It’s all make believe, isn’t it?”
1955
“Fame is like caviar, you know — it’s good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.”
1954
“We should all start to live before we get too old.”
1951
“If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it’s that I’ve never been a kept woman.”
1953
“I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that’s not easy.”
1952
“Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do.”
1954
“Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”
1953
“If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never got anywhere.”
1953
“Dreaming about being an actress is more exciting than being one.”
1947
“I don’t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.”
1950
“I restore myself when I’m alone.”
1953
“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I’m out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you don’t deserve me at my best.”
1949
“The real lover is the man who can thrill you just by touching your head or smiling into your eyes — or just by staring into space.”
With husband Arthur Miller, 1956
“If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.”
1952
“It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far.”
Niagara, 1953
“Men who think that a woman’s past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak.”
1953
“One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.”
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. “
1960
“A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.”
1954
“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.”
1950
“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.”
1958
“The truth is, I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let men sometimes fool themselves.”
1953
“I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.”
1954
“We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.”
1954
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