If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened – as if somebody was trying to demote them. – Marilyn Monroe
Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives. – Marilyn Monroe
I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly. – Marilyn Monroe
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
An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin? – Marilyn Monroe
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
Fear is stupid. So are regrets. – Marilyn Monroe
I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated. – Marilyn Monroe
I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made. – Marilyn Monroe
A man has a tendency to accept you the way you are, while most women immediately start to pick flaws and want to change you. – Marilyn Monroe
If you spend your life competing with business men, what do you have? A bank account and ulcers! – Marilyn Monroe
A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself. – Marilyn Monroe
Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship. – Marilyn Monroe
I have noticed… that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women. – Marilyn Monroe
I am alone I am always alone no matter what. – Marilyn Monroe
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. – Marilyn Monroe
