In this post, we’ll read the best and most famous Marilyn Monroe quotes, who was an iconic American actress, singer, and model.
Marilyn Monroe was born in Los Angeles, California. Her childhood was instable, and she spent much of her youth in foster care and orphanages.
She began a career in modeling in the late 1940s and became one of the most celebrated and enduring sex symbols of the 1950s. Despite her sex symbol status, Monroe was a talented actress and received critical acclaim for her performances.
Let’s read some of the best Marilyn Monroe quotes that reflect her thoughts on beauty, love, fashion, success and the meaning of life.
Marilyn Monroe Quotes
1. “I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.”
2. “Above all, I want to be treated as a human being.”
3. “The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”
4. “We should all start to live before we get too old.”
5. “If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.”
6. “I think I’m a mixture of simplicity and complexes, but I’m beginning to understand myself now.”
7. “That’s the trouble, a sex symbol becomes a thing. But if I’m going to be a symbol of something, I’d rather have it sex than some other things we’ve got symbols of.”
8. “I never wanted to be Marilyn–it just happened. Marilyn’s like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.”
Famous Marilyn Monroe Quotes
1. “Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”
2. “Happy birthday, Mr. President.”
3. “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
4. “I think there’s two things in human beings…that they want to be alone, but they also want to be together.”
5. “A friend tells you what you want to hear; a best friend tells you the truth.”
6. “I don’t forgive people because I’m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.”
7. “For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.”
8. “It’s far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far.”
9. “I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
10. “I don’t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.”
Marilyn Monroe Quotes About Life
1. “Keep smiling because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.”
2. “If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it’s that I’ve never been a kept woman.”
3. “Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.”
Marilyn Monroe Quotes About Love
1. “I think that love and work are the only things that really happen to us.”
2. “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.”
3. “Men who think that a woman’s past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak.”
4. “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 Quotes About Feminism
1. “A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her.”
2. “One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.”
3. “A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.”
4. “A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.”
5. “I am very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.”
6. “I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it.”
7. “No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they’re pretty, even if they aren’t.”
8. “If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never got anywhere.”
Marilyn Monroe Quotes About Success
1. “I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.”
2. “Anything’s possible, almost.”
3. “If I am a star, the people made me a star.”
4. “A part of me enjoys being late. People wait for me; they’re impatient to see me. It reminds me of all the years when no-one cared whether I was there or not.”
5. “Fame is like caviar, you know—it’s good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.”
6. “Dreaming about being an actress is more exciting than being one.”
7. “A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.”
8. “I don’t stop when I’m tired. I only stop when I’m done.”
Marilyn Monroe Quotes About Confidence
1. “Always, always, always believe in yourself. Because if you don’t then who will, sweetie?”
2. “I think that sexuality is only attractive when it’s natural and spontaneous.”
3. “We are all stars but we must learn how to shine.”
4. “The truth is, I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let men sometimes fool themselves.”
5. “There isn’t anybody that looks like me without clothes on.”
6. “We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.”
7. “If you’re gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.”
Marilyn Monroe Quotes About Beauty & Fashion
1. “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
2. “Boys think girls are like books. If the cover doesn’t catch their eye they won’t bother to read what’s inside.”
3. “A smile is the best makeup a girl can wear.”
4. “It’s nice to be included in people’s fantasies but you also like to be accepted for your own sake.”
5. “Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”
6. “I dress for men. A woman looks at your clothes critically. A man appreciates them.”
7. “Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.”
8. “What do I wear to bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course!”
9. “Women have two wonderful weapons: cosmetics and tears. Luckily for men, they can’t be used at the same time.”
These Marilyn Monroe quotes reflect her thoughts and her personal struggles and challenges with fame and success.
Her image was closely associated with glamor, beauty, and sensuality and the image of her standing over a subway grate in a white dress in the film “The Seven Year Itch” is regarded as the most famous images in film history.
Her life was marked by both professional success and personal challenges including difficulties in her marriages and struggles with mental health. She passed away on August 5, 1962, at the age of 36. Her death was officially ruled as a probable suicide due to an overdose of barbiturates and her death has always been a topic of speculation.
Marilyn Monroe remains a prominent cultural icon, and her influence on fashion, art, and popular culture is still evident today.
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