“I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.”
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Famous Marilyn Monroe Quotes
“I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.”
“If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.”
Source: Marilyn Monroe in her own words
“I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one...”
“I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy.”
Source: Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters
Source: My Story
“Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.”
Source: My Story
Source: My Story
“The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”
Source: My Story
“Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection.”
Source: Marilyn Monroe in her own words
“Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.”
“Someday I want to have children and give them all the love I never had.”
“I have always had a talent for irritating women since I was fourteen.”
Source: My Story
“I am alone; I am always alone no matter what.”
Source: Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters
“Fame doesn't fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary.”
“I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.”
“I often wake up in the night, and I like to have something to think about.”
“Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'”
“For a long time I was scared I'd find out I was like my mother.”
Source: My Story
“I have been told my eating habits are absolutely bizarre. But I don't think so.”
“Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.”