There was my name up in lights. I said, God, somebodys made a mistake. But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, Remember, youre not a star. Yet there it was up in lights. – Marilyn Monroe
I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that Im a person. Then maybe Ill be a great actress. – Marilyn Monroe
Beauty and femininity are ageless and cant be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers wont like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour its based on femininity. – Marilyn Monroe
If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, its that Ive never been a kept woman. – Marilyn Monroe
Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bargains about it? Let us, then, return thanks for what He has bestowed on us. Who can tell whether, if we had had a larger share of ability or stronger health, we should not have possessed them to our destruction. – Alphonsus Liguori