Marilyn monroe

As of today, I have absolutely no regrets. I think I am a mature person who can take things in stride. I'm grateful for people in my past. They helped me get to where I am, wherever that is. But now, I am thinking for myself and sitting in on all the business transactions.

We should all start to live before we get too old.

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.

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.

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together.

Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always trust yourself, because if you don't then who will??

Beneath the makeup & behind the smile I'm just the girl who wishes for the world. A wise girl kisses, but doesn't love. Listens but dosen't believe. And leaves before she is left. If you can make a girl laugh - you can make her do anything. It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

Boys think girls are like books, If the cover doesn't catch their eye they won't bother to read what's inside".

Everyone's a star and deserves the right to twinkle.

Too often they don't realize what they have until it's gone. ...they're too stubborn to say, 'Sorry, I was wrong' they hurt the ones closest to their hearts, and we let the most foolish things tear us apart

The more I think of it, the more I realize there are no answers. Life is to be lived.

Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything.

That's the story of my life; I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop.

Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.

It's better being completely ridiculous than unbelievably boring.

To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one, its society who’s ugly.

Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.

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

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

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

A smart girl is one who knows how to play tennis, golf, piano -- and dumb.

Remember now, Cheers, no tears.

This life is what you make it. Not matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth.

Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.

Promises are worse than lies. You don't just make them believe, you also make them hope.

I wanna be loved by you, just you, nobody else but you.

Important people are much more interesting when they are drunk and seem much more like human beings.

Friends accept you the way you are.

I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't.

The sky is not the limit. Your mind is

A friend tells you what you want to hear;a best friend tells you the truth.

There is a future, and I can't wait to get to it

Love and work are the only two real things in our lives. They belong together, otherwise it is off. Work is in itself a form of love.

Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right.

Nothing happens without a reason.

I've never dropped anyone I believed in.

Friendship is the bestiest thing that comes to life . Friends will always be there for you don't 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 don't never take them as granted because one day your going to lose a good friend by the way your action's are when you see a good friend stick to that person .

I restore myself when I'm alone.

Wise girls kiss but never love, Listen but never believe, And leave befor they are left.

I don't want to be rich, I just want to be loved.

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

Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me.

You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.

Respect is one of life's greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don't have that?

I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am pretty, but not beautiful. I have friends, but I am not the peacemaker.

I believe that everything happens for a reason.

I keep my undies in the icebox!

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.

A woman can't be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can't do it by herself.

I remember when I got the part in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Jane Russell - she was the brunette in it and I was the blonde. She got $200,000 for it, and I got my $500 a week, but that to me was, you know, considerable. She, by the way, was quite wonderful to me. The only thing was I couldn't get a dressing room. Finally, I really got to this kind of level and I said, "Look, after all, I am the blonde, and it is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes!" Because still they always kept saying, "Remember, you're not a star." I said, "Well, whatever I am, I am the blonde!

The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.

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

If you don't love me at my worst, then you don't deserve me at my best.

Within crisis, are the seeds of opportunity.

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

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.

I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.

A girl does not need anyone who does not need her.

A woman is often measured by the things she cannot control. She is measured by the way her body curves or doesn't curve, by where she is flat or straight or round. She is measured by 36-24-36 and inches and ages and numbers, by all the outside things that don’t ever add up to who she is on the inside. And so if a woman is to be measured, let her be measured by the things she can control, by who she is and who she is trying to become. Because as every woman knows, measurements are only statistics... and STATISTICS LIE.

If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.

You must feel attractive to be attractive.

If a man doesn't want you at your worst, then he sure as hell doesn't deserve you at your best.

I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that's not easy.

I don't consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.

When you have only a single dream it is more than likely to come true - because you keep working toward it without getting mixed up.

Naturally, there are times when every woman likes to be flattered... to feel she is the most important thing in someone's world. Only a man can paint this picture.

Dating a new man is like holding a strawberry milkshake; first the taste, then the pleasure.

If marriage were only bed, we could have made it.

It's a terrible thing to be lonesome, especially in the middle of a crowd.

Don't stop when you're tired; stop when you're done.

A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.

I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.

It is wonderful to have someone praise you, to be desired.

The one thing a person wants in life is usually something basic that money can't buy.

Most men judge your importance in their lives by how much you can hurt them.

I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.

Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.

I'm pretty, but not beautiful. I sin, but I'm not the devil. I'm good, but I'm not an angel.

All a girl really wants is for one guy to prove to her that they are not all the same.

Who said nights were for sleep?

A man is more frank and sincere with his emotions than a woman. We girls, I'm afraid, have a tendency to hide our feelings.

I am alone; I am always alone no matter what.

It’s easier to look sexy when you’re thinking of one man in particular.

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

It takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde.

Maybe I’ll never be able to do what I hope to, but at least I have hope.

I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

Ever notice how 'What the hell' is always the right answer?

I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time.

Men love you more if they can be made a little uncertain about owning you.

The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead.

Couldn't we end this interview with what I really want to say? That what the world really needs is a real feeling of kinship -- everybody: stars, laborers, Negroes, Jews, Arabs. We are all brothers. If we could end this article saying just that, we'd get down to what we should all be talking about. Please don't make me a joke. End the interview with what I believe.

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 you're gonna look up and say I lost a good friend. Learn how to be respectful to your friends, don't just start arguments with them and don't tell them the reason, always remember your friends will be there quicker than your family. Learn to remember you got great friends, don't 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.

Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn't marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help?

Never regret anything because at one time it was exactly what you wanted.

I don't forgive people because I'm weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.

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

I’m the type of person that tries to fall back asleep in the morning just to finish a dream.

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

I don't stop when I'm tired. I only stop when I'm done.

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

She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know

I always felt I was a nobody, and the only way for me to be somebody was to be - well, somebody else. Which is probably why I wanted to act.

The happiest time of my life is now.

A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing.

Don't let your fear of failing triumph over the joy of participating.

Marriage is the dark side of the honeymoon

A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.

Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.

Happiness is the most important thing in the world, without it, you live a life of depression.

Always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie?

Just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them.

If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.

No girl should ever forget that she doesn't need anyone who doesn't need her.

The worst thing that happens to people when they dress up and go to a party is that they leave their real selves at home.

In spite of everything life is not without hope.

Happiness is not in money, but in shopping.

Someday I want to have children and give them all the love I never had.

When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.

Happiness never becomes a habit.

I love to do the things the censors won't pass.

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

It's all make believe, isn't it?

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Marilyn Monroe: Biography and Life Work

Marilyn Monroe was a notable Actress. The story of Marilyn Monroe began on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.. The legacy of Marilyn Monroe continues today, following their passing on August 4, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, U.S..

Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic " blonde bombshell " characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution . She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2025) by her death in 1962.

Legacy and Personal Influence

Personally, Marilyn Monroe was married to James Dougherty (divorced), Joe DiMaggio (divorced), Arthur Miller (divorced).

Philosophical Views and Reflections

In March, Monroe began filming the drama Bus Stop , her first film under the new contract. She played Chérie, a saloon singer whose dreams of stardom are complicated by a naïve cowboy who falls in love with her. For the role, she learned an Ozark accent , chose costumes and makeup that lacked the glamor of her earlier films, and provided deliberately mediocre singing and dancing. Broadway director Joshua Logan agreed to direct, despite initially doubting Monroe's acting abilities and knowing of her difficult reputation. The filming took place in Idaho and Arizona, with Monroe "technically in charge" as the head of MMP, occasionally making decisions on cinematography and with Logan adapting to her chronic lateness and perfectionism. The experience changed Logan's opinion of Monroe, and he later compared her to Charlie Chaplin in her ability to blend comedy and tragedy.

Monroe remains a cultural icon , but critics are divided on her legacy as an actress. David Thomson called her body of work "insubstantial" and Pauline Kael wrote that she "used her lack of an actress's skills to amuse the public. She had the wit or crassness or desperation to turn cheesecake into acting—and vice versa; she did what others had the 'good taste' not to do". In contrast, Peter Bradshaw wrote that Monroe was a talented comedian who "understood how comedy achieved its effects", and Roger Ebert wrote that "Monroe's eccentricities and neuroses on sets became notorious, but studios put up with her long after any other actress would have been blackballed because what they got back on the screen was magical". Jonathan Rosenbaum stated that "she subtly subverted the sexist content of her material" and that "the difficulty some people have discerning Monroe's intelligence as an actress seems rooted in the ideology of a repressive era, when super feminine women weren't supposed to be smart".

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