Marilyn Monroe Quotes

What makes Marilyn Monroe the icon of sexuality? Was it her brazen, outspoken nature? Or was it her flamboyance? Many wannabes have attempted to achieve Marilyn's iconic stature. But there can only be one sun in a galaxy of stars. Read Marilyn Monroe quotes to know the secret behind her success.

• Nights are not just for sleep.
  
  
• Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
  
  
• A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.
  
  
• I'm going to be a great movie star one day.
  
  
• Ever since I became a movie star I've been really weird.
  
  
• The trouble with censors is they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't any.
  
  
• The truth is 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.
  
  
• I want to be a big star more than anything. It's something precious.
  
  
• The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.
  
  
• I want to grow old without facelifts... I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I've made. Sometimes 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.
  
  
• If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.
  
  
• The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.
  
  
• It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone -- so far.
  
  
• If I'm a star, then the people made me a star.