160 Marilyn Monroe Quotes Get To Know a Inspirational Words

Marilyn Monroe Quotes – Marilyn Monroe for a 90’s kid might be familiar. Marilyn Monroe is an American actress, model, and singer.

She became one of the most popular sex symbols in the 1950s and early 1960s and became a symbol of changing attitudes towards sexuality in that era.

Marilyn Monroe was also named the highest-paid actress for only a decade in her time.

Marilyn Monroe was very famous in her time, the influence of Marily Monroe is unquestionable, because as wide and famous as the artist Marilyn Monroe is even today.

Marilyn Monroe has many influences ranging from lifestyle, beauty, lifestyle to even the behavior and words of Merilyn that inspire us all.

One of them is the following quotes from Marilyn Monroe which may be used as entertainment and inspiration for all of us below in getting to know a new side by Marilyn Monroe.

Here are 160 Marilyn Monroe quotes to get to know more about 90s artists.

Marilyn Monroe Quotes Get To Know a Inspirational Words

1. “I don’t consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.”

2. “I think there’s two things in human beings… that they want to be alone, but they also want to be together.”

3. “Everybody is always tugging at you. They’d all like a sort of chunk out of you. I don’t think they realize it, but it’s like ‘grrr do this, grr do that…’But you do want to stay intact and on two feet.”

4. “I want to do the best that I can do in that moment, when the camera starts, until it stops.”

5. “How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.”

6. “Everyone’s a star and deserves the right to twinkle.”

7. “Unfortunately, I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.”

8. “There isn’t anybody that looks like me without clothes on.”

9. “Hollywood’s a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss, and fifty cents for your soul…First, I’m trying to prove to myself that I’m a person. Then maybe I’ll convince myself that I’m an actress.”

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

11. “he body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.”

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

13. “Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. There must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.”

14. “A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.”

15. “Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I’ve experienced them both.”

16. “My work is the only ground I’ve ever had to stand on. To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation, but I’m working on the foundation.”

17. “Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one.”

18. “Be real, be yourself, be unique, be true, be honest, be humble, be happy…”

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

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

21. “Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.”

22. “I don’t forgive people because I’m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.”

23. “A woman can’t be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can’t do it by herself.”

24. “If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.”

25. “A smart girl leaves before she is left.”

26. “Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.”

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

28. “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.”

29. “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.”

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

31. “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.”

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

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

34. “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 sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”

35. “Frankly, I’ve never considered my own figure so exceptional; until quite recently, I seldom gave it any thought at all.”

36. “I’m one of the world’s most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.”

37. “I’ve spent most of my life running away from myself.”

38. “Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that?”

39. “I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.”

40. “Dogs never bite me. Just humans.”

41. “She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important.”

42. “Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you’re a human being, you feel, you suffer.”

43. “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 be.”

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

45. “The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.”

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

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

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

49. “Fame doesn’t fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary.”

50. “I have always had a talent for irritating women since I was fourteen.”

51. “Depending upon my activities, I sleep between five and ten hours every night. I sleep in an extra-wide single bed, I have never been able to wear pyjamas or creepy nightgowns; they disturb my sleep.”

52. “The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”

53. “Dogs never bite me – just humans.”

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

55. “Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”

56. “If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never got anywhere.”

57. “Dreaming about being an actress is more exciting than being one.”

58. “I don’t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.”

59. “A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.”

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

61. “The truth is, I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let men sometimes fool themselves.”

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

63. “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.”

64. “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.”

65. “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.”

66. “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.”

67. “Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.”

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

69. “A smart girl leaves before she is left.”

70. “I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.”

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

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

73. “Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. There must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.”

74. “A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.”

75. “Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I’ve experienced them both.”

76. “My work is the only ground I’ve ever had to stand on. To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation, but I’m working on the foundation.”

78. “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.”

79. “Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you’d never complete your life, would you? You’d never wholly know you.”

80. “When it comes to gossip, I have to readily admit men are as guilty as women.”

81. “A career is born in public, talent in privacy.”

82. “I defy gravity.”

83. “Nothing’s ever easy as long as you go on living.”

84. “I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.”

85. “At twelve I looked like a girl of seventeen. My body was developed and shapely. I still wore the blue dress and the blouse the orphanage provided. They made me look like an overgrown lummox.”

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

87. “What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can’t I just be an ordinary woman?”

88. “I just got to feel that whoever I marry has some real regard for me.”

89. “I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.”

90. “In Hollywood a girl’s virtue is much less important than her hairdo.”

91. “I’ve found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them.”

92. “I wish I knew why I am so anguished.”

93. “I like actors very much, but to marry one would be like marrying your brother. You look too much alike in the mirror.”

94. “I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly.”

95. “I know I will never be happy, but I know I can be gay!”

96. “Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you’re a human being, you feel, you suffer. You’re gay, you’re sick, you’re nervous or whatever.”

97. “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.”

98. “I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.”

99. “I don’t consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.”

100. “I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.”

101. “Maybe I’ll never be able to do what I hope to, but at least I have hope.”

102. “Men are always ready to respect anything that bores them.”

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

104. “I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.”

105. “If I’d observed all the rules I’d never have got anywhere” “If I’d observed all the rules I’d never have got anywhere.”

106. “People had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person. They didn’t see me, they saw their own lewd thoughts, then they white-masked themselves by calling me the lewd one.”

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

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

109. “Most men judge your importance in their lives by how much you can hurt them.”

110. “I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else” “I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.”

111. “I don’t forgive people because I’m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.”

112. “They will only care when you’re gone” “They will only care when you’re gone.”

113. “In Hollywood a girl’s virtue is much less important than her hairdo. You’re judged by how you look, not by what you are. Hollywood’s a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty.”

114. “I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.”

115. “Everybody is always tugging at you. They’d all like a sort of chunk out of you. I don’t think they realize it, but it’s like ‘grrr do this, grr do that…’But you do want to stay intact and on two feet.”

116. “A woman can’t be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can’t do it by herself.”

117. “I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.”

118. “I always felt insecure and in the way, but most of all I felt scared. I guess I wanted love more than anything else in the world.”

119. “If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.”

120. “Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you’re a human being, you feel, you suffer.”

121. “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.”

122. “One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel” “One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.”

123. “What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course.”

124. “Boys think girls are like books, If the cover doesn’t catch their eye they won’t bother to read what’s inside.”

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

126. ” “Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one” “Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one.”

127. “You might as well make yourself fly as to make yourself love.”

128. “Fame will go by and, so long, I’ve had you, Fame. If it goes by, I’ve always known it was fickle.”

129. “The most unsatisfactory men are those who pride themselves on their virility and regard sex as if it were some form of athletics at which you can win cups. It is a woman’s spirit and mood a man has to stimulate in order to make sex interesting. The real lover is the man who can thrill you just by touching your head or smiling into your eyes or by just staring into space.”

130. “First, I’m trying to prove to myself that I’m a person. Then maybe I’ll convince myself that I’m an actress.”

131. “This life is what you make it. No matter what, you’re going to mess up sometimes, it’s a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you’re going to mess it up.”

132. “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.”

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

134. “I want to grow old without facelifts… I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I’ve made. Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you’d never complete your life, would you? You’d never wholly know you.”

135. “A man is more frank and sincere with his emotions than a woman. We girls, I’m afraid, have a tendency to hide our feelings.”

136. “My work is the only ground I’ve ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation but I’m working on the foundation.”

137. “I’m one of the world’s most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.”

138. “I don’t consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.”

139. “I’m a failure as a woman. My men expect so much of me, because of the image they’ve made of me and that I’ve made of myself– as a sex symbol. They expect bells to ring and whistles to whistle, but my anatomy is the same as any other woman’s and I can’t live up to it.”

140. “Fame doesn’t fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary” “Fame doesn’t fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary.”

141. “A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love, listens but doesn’t believe, and leaves before she is left.”

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

143. “If I play a stupid girl and ask a stupid question, I’ve got to follow it through, what am I supposed to do, look intelligent?”

144. “It’s far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone so far.”

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

146. “She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know” “She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important you know.”

147. “Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.”

148. “If you’re gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.”

149. “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.”

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

151. “I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.”

152. “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.”

153. “Dogs never bite me. Just humans.”

154. “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.”

155. “I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated.”

156. “Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that?”

157. “The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream” “The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”

158. “I won’t be satisfied until people want to hear me sing without looking at me. Of course, that doesn’t mean I want them to stop looking.”

159. “I’m one of the world’s most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.”

160. “In spite of everything life is not without hope.”

That’s it, 160 Marilyn Monroe quotes that can be used as entertainment and inspiration for all of us to know Monroe, the legendary artist until now.