Marilyn Monroe

Actress, Model

Marilyn Monroe was a renowned actress and cultural icon, celebrated for her roles in films like 'Some Like It Hot' and her complex views on love and identity.

Born
June 1, 1926
Died
August 5, 1962
Quotes
446
Rank
#36

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"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??"

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"I learned to walk as a baby, and I haven't had a lesson since."

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"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?"

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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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"When you don't have any money, the problem is food. When you have money, it's sex. When you have both, it's health."

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

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"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."

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"But square-cut or pear-shaped, These rocks don't lose their shape. Diamonds are a girl's best friend."

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"Love is something you cant invent, no matter how much you want to."

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"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."

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"If fame goes by, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live."

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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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"Wouldnt it be nice to be like men and get notches in your belt... and not get emotionally involved?"

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"With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else's ideas about you, but what's important is how you feel about yourself - for survival and living day to day with what comes up."

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