She was intensely caught between public and private. She always tried to escape from her high-profile celebrity status. She was always desperate to cure herself with her own words.
You will be deeply moved to read these 75 greatest Marilyn Monroe quotes on happiness, life and loneliness
1. “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” -Marilyn Monroe
2. “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” -Marilyn Monroe
3. “It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far.” -Marilyn Monroe
4. “I restore myself when I’m alone.” -Marilyn Monroe
5. “A smart girl leaves before she is left.” -Marilyn Monroe
6. “I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that’s not easy.” -Marilyn Monroe
7. “We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.” -Marilyn Monroe
8. “If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.” -Marilyn Monroe
9. “Fear is stupid. So are regrets.” -Marilyn Monroe
10. “Sometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together.” -Marilyn Monroe
11. “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
12. “A woman can’t be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can’t do it by herself.” -Marilyn Monroe
13. “I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it.” -Marilyn Monroe
14. “Sometimes I feel my life has been one big rejection” -Marilyn Monroe
15. “We should all start to live before we get old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.” -Marilyn Monroe
16. “Sometimes you just have to throw on a crown and remind them who they’re dealing with.” -Marilyn Monroe
17. “For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.” -Marilyn Monroe
18. “Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” -Marilyn Monroe
19. “Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.” -Marilyn Monroe
20. “I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.” -Marilyn Monroe
21. “If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.” -Marilyn Monroe
22. “You better believe when the conversation is getting shorter with you… it’s getting longer with someone else.” -Marilyn Monroe
23. “I don’t forgive people because I’m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.” -Marilyn Monroe
24. “If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere.” -Marilyn Monroe
25. “Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right.” -Marilyn Monroe
26. “Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.” -Marilyn Monroe
27. “Ever notice how ‘What the hell’ is always the right answer?” -Marilyn Monroe
28. “I wanted to be treated as a human being who had earned a few rights since her orphanage days.” -Marilyn Monroe
29. “Against all odds and despite all the obstacles, we are going to make it.” -Marilyn Monroe
30. “A girl should be like a butterfly. Pretty to see, hard to catch.” -Marilyn Monroe
31. “All a girl really wants from a guy is for him to prove to her that they are not all the same.” -Marilyn Monroe
32. “Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.” -Marilyn Monroe
33. “To all the girls who think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero. You’re the beautiful one. It’s society who’s ugly.” -Marilyn Monroe
34. “Who said nights were for sleep?” -Marilyn Monroe
35. “Never get too attached to someone, because attachments lead to expectations and expectations lead to disappointments.” -Marilyn Monroe
36. “Your clothes should be tight enough to show you’re a woman, but loose enough to show you’re a lady.” -Marilyn Monroe
37. “The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.” -Marilyn Monroe
38. “Always, always, always believe in yourself. Because if you don’t, then who will, sweetie?” -Marilyn Monroe
39. “A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.” -Marilyn Monroe
40. “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
41. “I think that love and work are the only things that really happen to us.” -Marilyn Monroe
42. “Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one.” -Marilyn Monroe
43. “Dogs never bite me. Just humans.” -Marilyn Monroe
44. “I don’t need a king I’m already the queen.” -Marilyn Monroe
45. “How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.” -Marilyn Monroe
46. “I don’t consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.” -Marilyn Monroe
47. “It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.” -Marilyn Monroe
48. “Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you’re a human being, you feel, you suffer.” -Marilyn Monroe
49. “They will only care when you’re gone.” -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
51. “In spite of everything life is not without hope.” -Marilyn Monroe
52. “I’m one of the world’s most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.” -Marilyn Monroe
53. “I don’t stop when I’m tired. I only stop when I’m done.” -Marilyn Monroe
54. “I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it. ” -Marilyn Monroe
55. “She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know.” -Marilyn Monroe
56. “A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.” -Marilyn Monroe
57. “The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.” -Marilyn Monroe
58. “You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.” -Marilyn Monroe
59. “We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it’s a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift.” -Marilyn Monroe
60. “A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love, listens but doesn’t believe, and leaves before she is left.” -Marilyn Monroe
61. “I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.” -Marilyn Monroe
62. “All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren’t.” -Marilyn Monroe
63. “If you’re gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.” -Marilyn Monroe
64. “All we demanded was our right to twinkle.” -Marilyn Monroe
65. “I don’t mind living in a man’s world, as long as I can be a woman in it.” -Marilyn Monroe
66. “Boys think girls are like books, If the cover doesn’t catch their eye they won’t bother to read what’s inside.” -Marilyn Monroe
67. “It’s far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far.” -Marilyn Monroe
68. “I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot!” -Marilyn Monroe
69. “You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.” -Marilyn Monroe
70. “I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.” -Marilyn Monroe
71. “If I’d observed all the rules I’d never have got anywhere.” -Marilyn Monroe
72. “I just want to be wonderful.” -Marilyn Monroe
73. “It’s all make believe, isn’t it?” -Marilyn Monroe
74. “All a girl really wants is for one guy to prove to her that they are not all the same.” -Marilyn Monroe
75. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” -Marilyn Monroe