People had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person. They didn’t see me, they saw their own lewd thoughts, then they white-masked themselves by calling me the lewd one.
MARILYN MONROESometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together.
More Marilyn Monroe Quotes
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A smile is the best makeup a girl could wear.
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That’s the way you feel when you’re beaten inside. You don’t feel angry at those who’ve beaten you. You just feel ashamed.
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I don’t mind living in a man’s world, as long as I can be a woman in it.
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You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.
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Who said nights were for sleep?
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Love is rare, love is strange, nothing lasts and people change.
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Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
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Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.
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Change is actually what you need to avoid.
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Your clothes should be tight enough to show you’re a woman but loose enough to show you’re a lady
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There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls.
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A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.
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Fame is like caviar, you know – it’s good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.
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Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.
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Everyone has violence in themselves. I’m violent.
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I learned to walk as a baby and I haven’t had a lesson since.
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Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.
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A smart girl leaves before she is left
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All girls are beautiful in their own way.
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Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.
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I’m pretty, but I’m not beautiful. I sin but I’m not the devil. I’m good, but I’m not an angel.
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The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.
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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.
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I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.
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I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.
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I don’t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.
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