Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

I could never pretend something I didnt feel. I could never make love if I didnt love, and if I loved I could no more hide the fact than change the color of my eyes.

You might as well make yourself fly as to make yourself love.

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and its better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

Just because you fall once, doesnt mean youre fall at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always trust yourself, because if you dont then who will??

just because you fail once, it doesnt mean youre going to fail at everything. keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself because if you dont, then who will? so keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling because lifes a beautiful thing and theres so much to smile about.

What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course

Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.

For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.

They will only care when youre gone.

Ive never fooled anyone. Ive let people fool themselves. They didnt bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldnt argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasnt.

Its not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.

When you have a good friend that really cares for you and tries to stick in there with you, you treat them like nothing. Learn to be a good friend because one day youre gonna look up and say I lost a good friend. Learn how to be respectful to your friends, dont just start arguments with them and dont tell them the reason, always remember your friends will be there quicker than your family. Learn to remember you got great friends, dont forget that and they will always care for you no matter what. Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.

Friendship is the bestiest thing that comes to life . Friends will always be there for you dont worry about the fakes worry about the people who had your back from the start and never treated you wrong always remember they are your real friends dont never take them as granted because one day your going to lose a good friend by the way your actions are when you see a good friend stick to that person .

I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night — there must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me, dreaming of becoming a movie star. But Im not going to worry about them. Im dreaming the hardest.

All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they arent.

We are all born sexual creatures,thank God, but its a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift.

I dont mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. Beauty and femininity are ageless and cant be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers wont like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; its based on femininity.

Hollywood is a place where theyll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents.

I have too many fantasies to be a housewife.... I guess I am a fantasy.