Marilyn Monroe Quotes
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Do not ever go back to that from which decided to leave. As much as you did not ask, and how would you not want to own. Having conquered a mountain, begin to attack the other.
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When I was 11, the whole world was closed to me. I just felt I was on the outside of the world.
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I don't want everybody to see exactly where I live, what my sofa or my fireplace looks like.
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I’ve given pure sex appeal very little thought. If I had to think about it I’m sure it would frighten me.
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Do people ever get over being shy? I think it’s with you for life-like the color of your eyes.
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Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do.
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Joe: You don't want me, Sugar. I'm a liar and a phony. A saxophone player. One of those no-goodniks you keep running away from. Sugar: I know, every time. Joe: Sugar, do yourself a favor. Go back to where the millionaires are, the sweet end of the lollipop, not the cole slaw in the face, the old socks and the squeezed-out tube of toothpaste. Sugar: That's right. Pour it on. Talk me out of it. (She grabs him to kiss him.)
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I wish I knew why I am so anguished.
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Who said nights were for sleep?
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I love a natural look in pictures.
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When I was five I think, that's when I started wanting to be an actress.
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In Hollywood a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo. You're judged by how you look, not by what you are. Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty.
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A struggle with shyness is in every actor more than anyone can imagine.
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A kiss on the hand might feel very good, but a diamond tiara is forever.
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If a man doesn't want you at your worst, then he sure as hell doesn't deserve you at your best.
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I remember when I was in high school I didn't have a new dress for each special occasion. The girls would bring the fact to my attention, not always too delicately. The boys, however, never bothered with the subject. They were my friends, not because of the size of my wardrobe but because they liked me.
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If fame goes by, 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.
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When Clark Gable died, I cried for 2 days straight. I couldn't eat or sleep.
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I doubt if any doctor could recommend a more nourishing breakfast for a working girl in a hurry.
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I was never used to being happy, so that wasn't something I ever took for granted.
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Women who try to be equivalent with men need desire.
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At twelve I looked like a girl of seventeen. My body was developed and shapely. I still wore the blue dress and the blouse the orphanage provided. They made me look like an overgrown lummox.
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I want the world to see my body.
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Ever notice how 'What the hell' is always the right answer?