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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.

“There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls.”

— Marilyn Monroe

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All Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

“If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Life

“What's the good of drawing in the next breath if all you do is let it out and draw in another?”

— Marilyn Monroe

Good

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Good

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Famous

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

“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

Anniversary

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Nature

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Women

“Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Fear

“I've always felt toward the slightest scene, even if all I had to do in a scene was just to come in and say, 'Hi,' that the people ought to get their money's worth and that this is an obligation of mine, to give them the best you can get from me.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Best

“There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Home

“I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Time

“A woman can bring a new love to each man she loves, providing there are not too many.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Love

“Someday I want to have children and give them all the love I never had.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Love

“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

Love

“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

“Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

“I restore myself when I'm alone.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Alone

“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.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Age