49 Marilyn Monroe Quotes To Live Your Life Fully

Find here some motivational quotes said by Marilyn Monroe to find some motivation.

Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. She was famous for playing the comedic “blonde banged” character. By the time of her death in 1962, her films had grossed $200 million. Long after her death, she remains a major icon of pop culture. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Marilyn Monroe sixth on its list of the greatest female screen legends of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Also, She became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s. Also, she was emblematic of the era’s sexual revolution.

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Marilyn Monroe Motivational Quotes

Read here some best-collected motivational quotes said by Marilin Monroe to live your life fully.

Marilyn Monroe Quotes on Life

1. “I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am 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

2. “You never know what life is like until you have lived it.” ― Marilyn Monroe

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3. “I believe that everything happens to us for a reason.” ― Marilyn Monroe

4. “People change so that you can learn to let go.” ― Marilyn Monroe

5. “Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right.” ― Marilyn Monroe

6. “Learn to trust no one but yourself.” ― Marilyn Monroe

7. “I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.” ― Marilyn Monroe

8. “I restore myself when I’m alone.” ― Marilyn Monroe

9. “I just want to be wonderful.” ― Marilyn Monroe

10. “I don’t stop when I’m tired. I only stop when I’m done …” ― Marilyn Monroe

Inspiring Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

11. “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ― Marilyn Monroe

12. “If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.” ― Marilyn Monroe

13. “If you’re gonna be two-faced, at least make one of them pretty.” ― Marilyn Monroe

14. “It’s far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.” ― Marilyn Monroe

15. “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.” ― Marilyn Monroe

16. “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.” ― Marilyn Monroe

17. “Sometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together” ― Marilyn Monroe

18. “The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.” ― Marilyn Monroe

19. “Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.” ― Marilyn Monroe

20. “I’ve been on a calendar, but never on time.” ― Marilyn Monroe

21. “I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.” ― Marilyn Monroe

22. “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius” ― Marilyn Monroe

23. “Everything happens for a reason.” ― Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Quotes on Love

24. “The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.” ― Marilyn Monroe

25. “A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love, listens but doesn’t believe, and leaves before she is left.” ― Marilyn Monroe

26. “I 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

27. “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.” ― Marilyn Monroe

Inspirational Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

28. “The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.” ― Marilyn Monroe

29. “Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” ― Marilyn Monroe

30. “Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn’t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.” ― Marilyn Monroe

31. “I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot!” ― Marilyn Monroe

32. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” ― Marilyn Monroe

33. “Sex is part of nature. I go along with nature.” ― Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Quotes on Friend & Friendship

34. “When you have a good friend that really cares for you and tries to stick in there with you, you treat them like nothing.” ― Marilyn Monroe

35. “Learn to be a good friend because one day you’re gonna look up and say I lost a good friend.” ― Marilyn Monroe

36. “Learn how to be respectful to your friends, don’t just start arguments with them and don’t tell them the reason, always remember your friends will be there quicker than your family.” ― Marilyn Monroe

37. “Learn to remember you got great friends, don’t forget that and they will always care for you no matter what.” ― Marilyn Monroe

38. “Friendship is the best thing that comes to life.” ― Marilyn Monroe

39. “A friend tells you what you want to hear; a best friend tells you the truth.” ― Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Quotes for a happy life

40. Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.” ― Marilyn Monroe

41. “Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.” ― Marilyn Monroe

42. “I’m not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful.” ― Marilyn Monroe

43. “A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her” ― Marilyn Monroe

44. “A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.” ― Marilyn Monroe

45. “For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.” ― Marilyn Monroe

46. “A 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

47. “Just because you fail once, it doesn’t mean you’re going to fail at everything. Keep trying.” ― Marilyn Monroe

48. “I don’t forgive people because I’m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.” ― Marilyn Monroe

49. “We should all start to live before we get too old.” ― Marilyn Monroe

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