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Marilyn Monroe Quotes

Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.
Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.
The truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves.
The fact is that I find more most men are more open, more generous, and much more stimulating than the majority of females I know.
Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak.
If you spend your life competing with business men, what do you have? A bank account and ulcers!
When it comes to gossip, I have to readily admit men are as guilty as women.
I have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.
Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.
Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.
I've found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them.
I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly.
Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
Sometimes I've been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character.
The working men, I'll go by and they'll whistle. At first they whistle because they think, 'Oh, it's a girl. She's got blond hair and she's not out of shape,' and then they say, 'Gosh, it's Marilyn Monroe!'
I don't want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.
An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.
I've always felt toward the slightest scene, even if all I had to do in a scene was just to come in and say, 'Hi,' that the people ought to get their money's worth and that this is an obligation of mine, to give them the best you can get from me.
Some of my foster families used to send me to the movies to get me out of the house and there I'd sit all day and way into the night. Up in front, there with the screen so big, a little kid all alone, and I loved it. I loved anything that moved up there and I didn't miss anything that happened and there was no popcorn either.
Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.
I read poetry to save time.
Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.
Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.
Respect is one of life's greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don't have that?
I have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.
I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners.
If your man is a sports enthusiast, you may have to resign yourself to his spouting off in a monotone on a prize fight, football game or pennant race.
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.
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.
I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time.
I read poetry to save time.
For a long time I was scared I'd find out I was like my mother.
Consider the fellow. He never spends his time telling you about his previous night's date. You get the idea he has eyes only for you and wouldn't think of looking at another woman.
The 'public' scares me, but people I trust.
The truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves.
I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.
A man has a tendency to accept you the way you are, while most women immediately start to pick flaws and want to change you.
I have always had a talent for irritating women since I was fourteen.
When it comes to gossip, I have to readily admit men are as guilty as women.
I have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.
Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation but I'm working on the foundation.
I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.
My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation, but I'm working on the foundation.
Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you.
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.
I restore myself when I'm alone.
It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone - so far.