"A woman is often measured by the things she cannot control. She is measured by the way her body curves or doesn’t curve, by where she is flat or straight or round. She is measured by 36-24-36 and inches and ages and numbers, by all the outside things that don’t ever add up to who she is on the inside.

And so if a woman is to be measured, let her be measured by the things she can control, by who she is and who she is trying to become."

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe quotes

Marilyn Monroe

(born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 

June 1, 1926 – August 5,1962)

"A wise girl knows her limits,

a smart girl knows that she has none."

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"No one ever told me I was pretty

when I was a little girl.

All little girls

should be told they are pretty,

even if they aren’t."

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"If you’re gonna be two-faced

at least make one of them pretty."

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"We should all start to live

before we get too old.

Fear is stupid.

So are regrets."

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"She was a girl who knew how to be happy

even when she was sad.

And that’s important—you know"

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"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius 

and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous

than absolutely boring. 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 anyways."



Hollywood is a place
where they'll pay you 

a thousand dollars for a kiss
and fifty cents for your soul."



If I’d observed all the rules,
I’d never have got anywhere.

**

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.

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.

***

A sex symbol becomes a thing.
I just hate to be a thing.

***

I’ve been on a calendar,
but I’ve never been on time.

***

Husbands are chiefly good as lovers
when they are betraying their wives.

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I don’t mind making jokes,
but I don’t want to look like one.

***

The body is meant to be seen,
not all covered up.

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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.



Being a sex symbol

is a heavy load to carry,
especially when one is tired,
hurt and bewildered.

***

A career is wonderful,
but you can’t curl up 

with it on a cold night.

***

It’s often just enough to be with someone.

I don’t need to touch them. Not even talk

 A feeling passes between you both.

You’re not alone.

***

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

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I guess I have always been deeply terrified

to really be someone’s wife 

since I know from life

 one cannot love another, ever, really.

***

Dogs never bite me.
Just humans.

***

I am involved in a freedom ride

protesting the loss of the minority rights

belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. 

All we demanded was our right to twinkle.

***

I’m very definitely a woman
and I enjoy it.

***



Sex is a part of nature.
I go along with nature.

***

I don’t mind living in a man’s world
as long as I can be a woman in it.

***

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.

***

I don’t want to make money,
I just want to be wonderful.

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Men are so willing to 

respect anything that bores them.

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I knew I belonged to the public and to the world,

not because I was talented or even beautiful,

but because I had never

belonged to anything or anyone else.

***

Before marriage,
a girl has to make love

to a man to hold him.
After marriage,
she has to hold him

to make love to him.

***

If I’m a star,
then the people made me a star.

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I have too many fantasies to be a housewife.
I guess I am a fantasy.

***
Fame will go by and, so long, I’ve had you, fame.

If it goes by, I’ve always known it was fickle.

So at least it’s something I experience, 

but that’s not where I live.

***

It’s all make believe,
isn’t it?

***

First, I’m trying to prove to myself

that I’m a person.

Then maybe I’ll convince myself

that I’m an actress.

***

I’ve never dropped anyone

I believed in.

***

I restore myself

when I’m alone.

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She passed away August 5, 1962.

Alle mannen zijn hetzelfde.

Ze hebben alleen verschillende gezichten

zodat je ze uit elkaar kan houden.

Marilyn Monroe

This life is what you make it

This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a Universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them.

Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And babe, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.

Marilyn Monroe

Dit leven is wat je er van maakt, het maakt niet uit hoe groot de puinhopen soms zijn, dit is een Universele waarheid. Maar de goede kant van het verhaal is, dat jij bepaalt hoe die puinhoop er uit ziet.

En als het gaat om de liefde: geef niet op
want anders vind je je soulmate nooit.

Een mooie tekst van een nog veel mooiere vrouw die op een trieste manier aan haar einde is gekomen. Het zijn woorden van een vrouw die van het leven houdt.

Kern van het verhaal is: Geef niet op want het leven is mooi. Blijf (glim) lachen want er is zoveel om gelukkig over of mee te zijn.

High heels

"I don't know who invented high heels,

but all women owe him a lot."

Marilyn Monroe

Things happen for a reason

I believe that everything

happens for a reason.

People change so that

you learn to let go,

things go wrong so that

you appreciate

when they're right.

You believe

in lies so you eventually

learn to trust no one

but yourself.

And sometimes good things

fall apart so that

better things could fall together.

Marilyn Monroe