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Marilyn Monroe

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Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) was an American actress, model, and cultural icon known for her comedic performances in films like *Some Like It Hot* and *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes*. Beyond her glamorous image, Monroe was a thoughtful and complex figure whose candid observations about fame, beauty, love, and resilience continue to captivate generations.

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

All Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

“Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Fear

“Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour it's based on femininity.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Beauty

“Having a child, that's always been my biggest fear. I want a child and I fear a child.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Fear

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Best

“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

Freedom

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

“I read poetry to save time.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Poetry

“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.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Alone

“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.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Sports

“Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Good

“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.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Work

“I don't want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Money

“Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Business

“The working men, I'll go by and they'll whistle. At first they whistle because they think, 'Oh, it's a girl. She's got blond hair and she's not out of shape,' and then they say, 'Gosh, it's Marilyn Monroe!'”

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

“The 'public' scares me, but people I trust.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Trust

“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.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Alone

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Beauty

“A man has a tendency to accept you the way you are, while most women immediately start to pick flaws and want to change you.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Change

“Some of my foster families used to send me to the movies to get me out of the house and there I'd sit all day and way into the night. Up in front, there with the screen so big, a little kid all alone, and I loved it. I loved anything that moved up there and I didn't miss anything that happened and there was no popcorn either.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Alone

“Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Marriage