Quotes By Marilyn Monroe

It's not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.

My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation but I'm working on the foundation.

If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.

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.

There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights.

The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.

Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.

Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.

I've never dropped anyone I believed in.

I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.

Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.

First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.

If I'm a star, then the people made me a star.

Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.

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.

I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.

I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one.

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.

I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time.

Dogs never bite me. Just humans.

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.

The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't any.

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.

Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.

An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.

A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.

To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I'm working on the foundation.

I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.

I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy.