Marilyn Monroe Quotes
Born: June 1, 1926
Marilyn Monroe, an enduring icon of Hollywood’s golden age, transformed vulnerability into an engine of relentless action. Her philosophy, forged from a tumultuous rise to stardom, rejected passive dreaming in favor of defiant self-creation. She championed the audacity to embrace imperfection, urging others to find power in their own broken edges. Monroe’s quotes resonate because they strip away glamour to reveal a raw, motivational truth: that courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision to move forward despite it. Her legacy endures as a testament to turning pain into purpose, inspiring generations to act boldly in pursuit of their own extraordinary lives.
Marilyn Monroe Quotes (67)
"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world."
— Marilyn Monroe"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."
— Marilyn Monroe"I restore myself when I'm alone."
— Marilyn Monroe"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."
— Marilyn Monroe"We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle."
— Marilyn Monroe"The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up."
— Marilyn Monroe"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."
— Marilyn Monroe"Someday I want to have children and give them all the love I never had."
— Marilyn Monroe"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."
— Marilyn Monroe"If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything."
— Marilyn Monroe"Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature."
— Marilyn Monroe"It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone - so far."
— Marilyn Monroe"I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous."
— Marilyn Monroe"The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another."
— Marilyn Monroe"A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night."
— Marilyn Monroe"What I really want to say: That what the world really needs is a real feeling of kinship. Everybody: stars, laborers, Negroes, Jews, Arabs. We are all brothers."
— Marilyn Monroe"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."
— Marilyn Monroe"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."
— Marilyn Monroe"Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul."
— Marilyn Monroe"If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere."
— Marilyn Monroe"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."
— Marilyn Monroe"Fame doesn't fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary."
— Marilyn Monroe"I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it."
— Marilyn Monroe"A smart girl leaves before she is left."
— Marilyn Monroe"I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane."
— Marilyn Monroe"A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing."
— Marilyn Monroe"Fear is stupid. So are regrets."
— Marilyn Monroe"We should all start to live before we get too old."
— Marilyn Monroe"Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered."
— Marilyn Monroe"I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot."
— Marilyn Monroe