Marilyn Monroe Quotes

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 sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.

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It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone - so far.
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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.
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I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.
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Dogs never bite me - just humans.
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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
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I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.
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I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.
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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.
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A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.
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I restore myself when I'm alone.
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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.
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Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.
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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.
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Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.
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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.
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If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.
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I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one.
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I've never dropped anyone I believed in.
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What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course.
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Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.
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I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy.
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I don't want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.
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I guess I have always been deeply terrified to really be someone's wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really.
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Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.
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