Marilyn Monroe Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

“If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.”

“This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes — that's a universal truth. The good part is you get to choose how you're going to mess up. Girls will be your friends; they'll act like it anyway. But remember, some come and some go. The ones that stay with you through everything are your true best friends — don't let them go. Sisters often make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, they'll come and go too, and most of them are going to break your heart. You can't give up because if you give up you'll never find your soulmate, that half who makes you whole. Just because you fail once doesn't mean you'll fail at everything. Keep trying. Hold on and always believe in yourself. Keep your head high, keep your chin up, and keep smiling — life has a lot to offer.”

“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”

“Don't stop when you're tired. Stop when you're done.”

“It's not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.”

“What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course.”

“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.”

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go; things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right; you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself; and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”

“I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.”

“She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know.”

“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”

“I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.”

“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.”

“It's far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far.”

“A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.”

“When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.”

“I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't.”

“If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.”

“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.”

“We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”

“The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”