Marilyn Monroe Quotes

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Marilyn Monroe

Profession : Actress

Birth : June 1, 1926

I don't consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.

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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.

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I enjoy acting when you really hit it right.

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When I was 11, the whole world was closed to me. I just felt I was on the outside of the world.

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At twelve I looked like a girl of seventeen. My body was developed and shapely. I still wore the blue dress and the blouse the orphanage provided. They made me look like an overgrown lummox.

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If your man is a sports enthusiast, you may have to resign yourself to his spouting off in a monotone on a prize fight, football game or pennant race.

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I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.

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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.

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I'm looking forward to becoming a marvelous - excuse the word marvelous - character actress. like Marie Dressler, like Will Rogers.

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It's nice to be included in people's fantasies but you also like to be accepted for your own sake.

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When Clark Gable died, I cried for 2 days straight. I couldn't eat or sleep.

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The fact is that I find more most men are more open, more generous, and much more stimulating than the majority of females I know.

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How do I know about a man's needs for a sex symbol? I'm a girl.

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I have never cared especially for outdoor sports and have no desire to excel at tennis, swimming, or golf. I'll leave those things to the men.

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