For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.
MARILYN MONROEPeople 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.
More Marilyn Monroe Quotes
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You might as well make yourself fly as to make yourself love.
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I’ve given myself away, the whole of me, every part.
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It’s better for the whole world to know you, even as a sex star, than never to be known at all.
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It’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
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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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I’ve been on a calendar, but never on time.
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Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
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Men are always ready to respect anything that bores them.
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The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another.
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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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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius
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I do what I like, I like what I do.
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Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.
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Men who think that a woman’s past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak.
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I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.
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I don’t forgive people because I’m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.
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I’ve often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people.
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A smart girl leaves before she is left
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All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren’t.
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I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.
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I could never pretend something I didn’t feel. I could never make love if I didn’t love, and if I loved I could no more hide the fact than change the color of my eyes.
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Fear is stupid, so are regrets.
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A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.
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A smile is the best makeup a girl could wear.
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I restore myself when I’m alone.
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When you try to change you, try to fit yourself to other people’s standards.
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