02c. 1944 ADSometimes, wearing a scarf and a polo coat and no makeup and with a certain attitude of walking, I go shopping or just look at people living. But then, you know, there will be a few teenagers who are kind of sharp, and they'll say, 'Hey, just a minute. You know who I think that is?' And they'll start tailing me. And I don't mind.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
03c. 1944 ADRespect is one of life's greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don't have that?Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
05c. 1944 ADI have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
07c. 1944 ADI 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.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
08c. 1944 ADExperts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
09c. 1944 ADA 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.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
10c. 1944 ADI have never cared especially for outdoor sports and have no desire to excel at tennis, swimming, or golf. I'll leave those things to the men.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
11c. 1944 ADIf your man is a sports enthusiast, you may have to resign yourself to his spouting off in a monotone on a prize fight, football game or pennant race.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
12c. 1944 ADThe real lover is the man who can thrill you just by touching your head or smiling into your eyes - or just by staring into space.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
13c. 1944 ADFame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
16c. 1944 ADSometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
17c. 1944 ADI'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm 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.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
18c. 1944 ADA woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
19c. 1944 ADOne of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females should feel.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
20c. 1944 ADFame 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.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
21c. 1944 ADHaving a child, that's always been my biggest fear. I want a child and I fear a child.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
22c. 1944 ADThe truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
23c. 1944 ADI want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
24c. 1944 ADI was honoured when they asked me to appear at the president's birthday rally in Madison Square Garden. There was like a hush over the whole place when I came on to sing 'Happy Birthday,' like if I had been wearing a slip, I would have thought it was showing or something. I thought, 'Oh, my gosh, what if no sound comes out!'Marilyn Monroe / quote ↗
