1. “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.” -Marilyn Monroe
2. “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” -Marilyn Monroe
3. “If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.” -Marilyn Monroe
4. “The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.” -Marilyn Monroe
5. “A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love, listens but doesn’t believe, and leaves before she is left.” -Marilyn Monroe
6. “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.” -Marilyn Monroe
7. “If you’re gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.” -Marilyn Monroe
8. “I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.” -Marilyn Monroe
9. “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.” -Marilyn Monroe
10. “We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.” -Marilyn Monroe
11. “She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know ” -Marilyn Monroe
12. “All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren’t.” -Marilyn Monroe
13. “It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.” -Marilyn Monroe
14. “Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.” -Marilyn Monroe
15. “I don’t mind living in a man’s world, as long as I can be a woman in it.” -Marilyn Monroe
16. “I think that sexuality is only attractive when it’s natural and spontaneous.” -Marilyn Monroe
17. “Who said nights were for sleep?” -Marilyn Monroe
18. “You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.” -Marilyn Monroe
19. “All we demanded was our right to twinkle.” -Marilyn Monroe
20. “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.” -Marilyn Monroe
21. “Dogs never bite me. Just humans.” -Marilyn Monroe
22. “If I’d observed all the rules I’d never have got anywhere.” -Marilyn Monroe
23. “Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” -Marilyn Monroe
24. “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.” -Marilyn Monroe
25. “I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.” -Marilyn Monroe
26. “Sometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together” -Marilyn Monroe
27. “I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot!” -Marilyn Monroe
28. “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” -Marilyn Monroe
29. “I restore myself when I’m alone.” -Marilyn Monroe
30. “It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far.” -Marilyn Monroe
31. “We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.” -Marilyn Monroe
32. “If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.” -Marilyn Monroe
33. “One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.” -Marilyn Monroe
34. “I don’t want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.” -Marilyn Monroe
35. “I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.” -Marilyn Monroe
36. “I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.” -Marilyn Monroe
37. “Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.” -Marilyn Monroe
38. “You know, most people really don’t know me.” -Marilyn Monroe
40. “A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.” -Marilyn Monroe
41. “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.” -Marilyn Monroe
42. “I am alone; I am always alone no matter what.” -Marilyn Monroe
43. “A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.” -Marilyn Monroe
44. “The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.” -Marilyn Monroe
45. “Fame will go by and, 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.” -Marilyn Monroe
46. “I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.” -Marilyn Monroe
47. “I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.” -Marilyn Monroe
48. “Friends accept you the way you are.” -Marilyn Monroe
49. “I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy.” -Marilyn Monroe
50. “Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that?” -Marilyn Monroe