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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.

“An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Money

All Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

“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 will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Experience

“Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Life

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Beauty

“I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Work

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

“An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Money

“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.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Life

“I think I have always had a little humor.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Humor

“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 good am I? I can't have kids. I can't cook. I've been divorced three times. Who would want me?”

— Marilyn Monroe

Good

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Women

“Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'”

— Marilyn Monroe

Men

“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 am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Change

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

— Marilyn Monroe

Love

“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.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Great