Marilyn Monroe Quotes - Page 8

Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.

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

Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.

But square-cut or pear-shaped, These rocks don't lose their shape. Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

Joe: You don't want me, Sugar. I'm a liar and a phony. A saxophone player. One of those no-goodniks you keep running away from. Sugar: I know, every time. Joe: Sugar, do yourself a favor. Go back to where the millionaires are, the sweet end of the lollipop, not the cole slaw in the face, the old socks and the squeezed-out tube of toothpaste. Sugar: That's right. Pour it on. Talk me out of it. (She grabs him to kiss him.)

Women who try to be equivalent with men need desire.

You can read about yourself but what's important is how you feel about yourself.

My illusions didn't have anything to do with being a fine actress. I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!

You're always running into people's unconscious.

I have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.

Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage.

Wouldnt it be nice to be like men and get notches in your belt... and not get emotionally involved?

I'm going to be a great movie star some day.

As far as I can make out, women's friendships with each other are based on a gush of lies and pretty speeches that mean nothing. You'd think they were all wolves trying to seduce each other the way they flatter and flirt when they're together.

In leaving Hollywood and coming to New York, I feel I can be more myself. After all, if I can't be myself, what's the good of being anything at all?

I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy.

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

Enjoy the fact that you're a woman and men will enjoy it too.

If a man isn't a certain age, he just isn't interesting.

If your man is a sports enthusiast, you may have to resign yourself to his spouting off in a monotone on a prize fight, football game or pennant race.

Sometimes I've been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character.

For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.

You've got a way with words. You got me smiling even when it hurts. There's no way to measure what your love is worth, I can't believe the way you get through to me. ~ Shania Twain If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything

With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else's ideas about you, but what's important is how you feel about yourself - for survival and living day to day with what comes up.

I love a natural look in pictures.