20 of Marilyn Monroe's Most Beautiful Quotes on Love, Life and Stardom

If you're having a bad day, these will snap you right out of it.

21 March, 2018
20 of Marilyn Monroe's Best Quotes on Love and Life

If you're having a bad day, these will snap you right out of it.

"Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do."

1954.

1"Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do."

1954.

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"Fear is stupid. So are regrets."

1953.

2"Fear is stupid. So are regrets."

1953.

"If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never got anywhere."

1953.

3"If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never got anywhere."

1953.

"Dreaming about being an actress is more exciting than being one."

1947.

4"Dreaming about being an actress is more exciting than being one."

1947.

"I don't want to make money. I just want to be wonderful."

1950.

5"I don't want to make money. I just want to be wonderful."

1950.

"I restore myself when I'm alone."

1953.

6"I restore myself when I'm alone."

1953.

"I defy gravity."

1954.

7"I defy gravity."

1954.

"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you don't deserve me at my best."

8"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you don't deserve me at my best."

"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."

With husband Arthur Miller, 1956.

9"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."

With husband Arthur Miller, 1956.

"If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything."

1952.

10"If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything."

1952.

"It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far."

Niagara, 1953.

11"It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far."

Niagara, 1953.

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

1953.

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

1953.

"One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females should feel. "

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953.

13"One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females should feel. "

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953.

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

1960.

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

1960.

"A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself."

1954.

15"A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself."

1954.

"Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul."

1950.

16"Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul."

1950.

"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world."

1958.

17"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world."

1958.

"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."

1953.

18"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."

1953.

"We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle."

1954.

19"We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle."

1954.

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