MARILYN MONROE QUOTES AND SAYINGS

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“I’m pretty but not beautiful. I sin, but I’m not the devil. I’m good, but I’m not an angel.”

“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.”

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

“It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.”

“I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.”

“I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.”

“Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”

“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile, I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”

“I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.” FUNNY PRETTY QUOTES

“I restore myself when I’m alone.”

“Dogs never bite me. Just humans.”

“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.”

“Dreaming about being an actress is more exciting than being one.”

“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.”

“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”

“I’m trying to find myself as a person, sometimes that’s not easy to do. Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do.”

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

“It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.”

“I’m for the individual as opposed to the corporation. The way it is the individual is the underdog, and with all the things a corporation has going for them, the individual comes out banged on her head. The artist is nothing. It’s really tragic.”

“I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.”

“A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.”

“I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.”