Marilyn Monroe Quotes

"I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else."
-Marilyn Monroe

"A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing."
-Marilyn Monroe

"I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful."
-Marilyn Monroe

"An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine."
-Marilyn Monroe

"If I'm a star, then the people made me a star."
-Marilyn Monroe

"What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course."
-Marilyn Monroe

"I want to grow old without facelifts... I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I've made. Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you."
-Marilyn Monroe in Age quotes.

"I learned to walk as a baby and I haven't had a lesson since."
-Marilyn Monroe

"Only the public can make a star. It's the studios who try to make a system out of it."
-Marilyn Monroe

"It is better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone else."
-Marilyn Monroe

"Ever notice that what the hell is always the right decision?"
-Marilyn Monroe

"Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul."
-Marilyn Monroe in Hollywood quotes.

"Isn't there any other part of the matzo you can eat?"
-Marilyn Monroe

"I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot."
-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

"I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night, 'There must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me, dreaming of becoming a movie star. But I'm not going to worry about them. I'm dreaming the hardest.'"
-Marilyn Monroe

"Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature."
-Marilyn Monroe

"If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere."
-Marilyn Monroe

"The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least i can dream."
-Marilyn Monroe

"Everyone's a star and deserves the right to twinkle."
-Marilyn Monroe

"The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up."
-Marilyn Monroe

"It's all make believe, isn't it?"
-Marilyn Monroe

"I've been on a calendar, but never on time."
-Marilyn Monroe