Quotes from Marilyn Monroe

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.

We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.

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

I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

I don’t want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.

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.

To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one. It’s society who’s ugly.

Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.

If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.

I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.

Quotes from Marilyn Monroe part 2

A smart girl knows how to love, but a smarter girl knows who to love.

Dreaming about being an actress is more exciting than being one.

I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot!

Real elegance is everywhere, especially in the things that don’t show.

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.

I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let people fool themselves. They didn’t bother to find out who and what I was.

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.

I restore myself when I’m alone.

The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.

Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done.

I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone.

My work is the only ground I’ve ever had to stand on.

The nicest thing for me is sleep. Then at least I can dream.

I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.

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

When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I’m already better than them.

We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.

A girl knows her limits but a wise girl knows she has none.

I’ve been on a calendar, but I’ve never been on time.

I don’t believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history.

Men are always ready to respect anything that bores them.

If you’re gonna be two-faced at least make one of them beautiful.

In Hollywood, a girl’s virtue is much less important than her hairdo.

I am not interested in money; I just want to be wonderful.

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

I don’t know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can’t stand to be invited someplace that isn’t full of other important people. They don’t mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners.

To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I’m working on the foundation.

I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that’s not easy.

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.

It’s all make-believe, isn’t it?

I want to be an artist, not an erotic freak. I don’t want to be sold to the public as a celluloid aphrodisiac.