Marilyn Monroe Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females should feel.”

“A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.”

“Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection.”

“There is a need for aloneness, which I don't think most people realise for an actor. It's almost having certain kinds of secrets for yourself that you'll let the whole world in on only for a moment, when you're acting. But everybody is always tugging at you. They'd all like sort of a chunk of you.”

“Naturally, there are times when every woman likes to be flattered... to feel she is the most important thing in someone's world. Only a man can paint this picture.”

“A strong man doesn't have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn't match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.”

“Sometimes I've been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character.”

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

“Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it's based on femininity.”

“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.”