“I restore myself when I'm alone.”
Alone“I guess I have always been deeply terrified to really be someone's wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really.”
Life“I restore myself when I'm alone.”
Alone“There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights.”
God“For a long time I was scared I'd find out I was like my mother.”
Time“Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak.”
Love“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.”
Sports“Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.”
Business“The fact is that I find more most men are more open, more generous, and much more stimulating than the majority of females I know.”
Men“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!'”
Men“I guess I have always been deeply terrified to really be someone's wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really.”
Life“I've found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them.”
Men“I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night, 'There must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me dreaming of being a movie star.' But I'm not going to worry about them. I'm dreaming the hardest.”
Alone“A woman can bring a new love to each man she loves, providing there are not too many.”
Love“Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.”
Good“What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can't I just be an ordinary woman?”
Good“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.”
Success“An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.”
Money“Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.”
Nature“If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened - as if somebody was trying to demote them.”
Great“I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.”
Women“If you spend your life competing with business men, what do you have? A bank account and ulcers!”
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