The legendary actress, Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, she was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles. She was considered the major icon of pop culture. In July 1946, her photos attracted the attention of casting director Ben Lyon of 20th Century Fox, Success as a photographer’s model led her to her dream of becoming an actress. In 1946, In 1955, Marilyn Monroe was a talented actress who began a career as a model before foraying into films. She founded her own company with Milton Greene, Marilyn Monroe Productions, and signed a new contract with Twentieth Century-Fox. In 1953, Marylin Monroe won the Golden Globe Henrietta Award: World Film Favorite Female.
Marilyn Monroe Quotes
- “I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that’s not easy.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.” – Marilyn Monroe

“I restore myself when I’m alone.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” – Marilyn Monroe
- The real lover is the man who can thrill you just by touching your head or smiling into your eyes – or just by staring into space.- Marilyn Monroe
- “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
- “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” – Marilyn Monroe
- A smart girl leaves before she is left.- Marilyn Monroe
- 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
- “Sometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Sometimes I feel my life has been one big rejection” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Sometimes you just have to throw on a crown and remind them who they’re dealing with.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “We should all start to live before we get old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.” ― Marilyn Monroe
- “I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “You better believe when the conversation is getting shorter with you… it’s getting longer with someone else.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “I don’t forgive people because I’m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “A girl should be like a butterfly. Pretty to see, hard to catch.” — Marilyn Monroe
- “Against all odds and despite all the obstacles, we are going to make it.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “I wanted to be treated as a human being who had earned a few rights since her orphanage days.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Ever notice how ‘What the hell’ is always the right answer?” – Marilyn Monroe
- “To all the girls who think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero. You’re the beautiful one. It’s society who’s ugly.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.” – Marilyn
- “All a girl really wants from a guy is for him to prove to her that they are not all the same.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Your clothes should be tight enough to show you’re a woman, but loose enough to show you’re a lady.” — Marilyn Monroe
- “The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.” – Marilyn Monroe
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- “A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Always, always, always believe in yourself. Because if you don’t, then who will, sweetie?” – Marilyn Monroe
- “I think that love and work are the only things that really happen to us.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one.”– Marilyn Monroe
- “How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.”– Marilyn Monroe
- “It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.”– Marilyn Monroe
- “Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you’re a human being, you feel, you suffer.”– Marilyn Monroe
- “Dogs never bite me. Just humans.”– Marilyn Monroe
- “Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that?”– Marilyn Monroe
- “In spite of everything life is not without hope.”– Marilyn Monroe
- “I’m one of the world’s most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.”– Marilyn Monroe

“Keep it classy, never trashy, just a lil nasty”– Marilyn Monroe
- “They will only care when you’re gone.” — Marilyn Monroe

“I don’t need a king I’m already the queen.” — Marilyn Monroe
- “Who said nights were for sleep?” – Marilyn Monroe