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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.

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Beauty

All Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

“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

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Love

“Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Love

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Good

“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

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

— Marilyn Monroe

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.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Alone

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Famous

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Women

“For a long time I was scared I'd find out I was like my mother.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Time

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Home

“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

“I restore myself when I'm alone.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Alone

“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

“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

Good

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Women

“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.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

“If you spend your life competing with business men, what do you have? A bank account and ulcers!”

— Marilyn Monroe

Business