Collected Meditations
Showing 186 quotesI once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll be a great actress.— Marilyn Monroe
A man has a tendency to accept you the way you are, while most women immediately start to pick flaws and want to change you.— Marilyn Monroe
Consider the fellow. He never spends his time telling you about his previous night's date. You get the idea he has eyes only for you and wouldn't think of looking at another woman.— Marilyn Monroe
I won't be satisfied until people want to hear me sing without looking at me. Of course, that doesn't mean I want them to stop looking.— Marilyn Monroe
The public doesn't mind people living together without being married, providing they don't overdo it.— Marilyn Monroe
Of course, it does depend on the people, but sometimes I'm invited places to kind of brighten up a dinner table like a musician who'll play the piano after dinner, and I know you're not really invited for yourself. You're just an ornament.— Marilyn Monroe
I 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
The fact is that I find more most men are more open, more generous, and much more stimulating than the majority of females I know.— Marilyn Monroe
There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls.— Marilyn Monroe