50+ Marilyn Monroe Quotes To Fall In Love With Life Again

Sometimes all we need is inspiring words from fearless women to empower us through difficult times. Here are some Marilyn Monroe quotes to fall in love with life again.

Marilyn Monroe โ€“ a name that paints a beautiful picture in your mind instantly. A model, actress, singer, sex symbol and cultural icon whose legacy continues to live on and will live on for the generations to come.

But beyond the glitz and the glam, many people donโ€™t realize that Marilyn Monroe was more than just the cover girl of Hollywood. She possessed much depth, intelligence and wisdom โ€“ a side of her that wasnโ€™t often portrayed on the big screen.

Most of Marilyn Monroeโ€™s quotes are still as relevant as ever and are bound to make you question where you stand in this journey we call life. Having had the best of both worlds, Marilyn Monroeโ€™s quotes come across to us as relatable yet inspiring.ย 

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Here are 50+ Inspiring Marilyn Monroe Quotes And Sayings About Love And Life:ย 

1. โ€œIโ€™m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.โ€

50+ Marilyn Monroe Quotes To Fall In Love With Life Again

2. โ€œImperfection is beauty, madness is genius and itโ€™s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.โ€

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3. โ€œI always felt insecure and in the way, but most of all I felt scared. I guess I wanted love more than anything else in the world.โ€

4. โ€œIโ€™m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you canโ€™t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell donโ€™t deserve me at my best.โ€

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5. โ€œWho said nights were for sleep?โ€

Who said nights were for sleep

6. โ€œSuccess makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasnโ€™t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.โ€

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7. โ€œA wise girl kisses but doesnโ€™t love, listens but doesnโ€™t believe, and leaves before she is left.โ€

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8. โ€œThe most unsatisfactory men are those who pride themselves on their virility and regard sex as if it were some form of athletics at which you can win cups. It is a womanโ€™s spirit and mood a man has to stimulate in order to make sex interesting. The real lover is the man who can thrill you just by touching your head or smiling into your eyes or by just staring into space.โ€

9. โ€œShe was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And thatโ€™s importantโ€”you know โ€

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10. โ€œItโ€™s far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone โ€“ so far.โ€

It's better to be unhappy alone

11. โ€œWith fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody elseโ€™s ideas about you, but whatโ€™s important is how you feel about yourself โ€“ for survival and living day to day with what comes up.โ€

12. โ€œI donโ€™t forgive people because Iโ€™m weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.โ€

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13. โ€œSometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.โ€

14. โ€œFor those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.โ€

15. โ€œWanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.โ€

Wanting to be someone else

16. โ€œAlways remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.โ€

17. โ€œA wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.โ€

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18. โ€œJust because you fail once doesnโ€™t mean youโ€™re gonna fail at everything.โ€

19. โ€œThatโ€™s the way you feel when youโ€™re beaten inside. You donโ€™t feel angry at those whoโ€™ve beaten you. You just feel ashamed.โ€

20. โ€œI restore myself when Iโ€™m alone.โ€

I Restore Myself

21. โ€œBoys think girls are like books, If the cover doesnโ€™t catch their eye they wonโ€™t bother to read whatโ€™s inside.โ€

22. โ€œA strong man doesnโ€™t have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesnโ€™t match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.โ€

23. โ€œWe should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.โ€

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24. โ€œDreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one.โ€

25. โ€œYou believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.โ€

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26. โ€œBefore 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.โ€

27. โ€œI live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.โ€

28. โ€œThe nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.โ€

29. โ€œI donโ€™t mind making jokes, but I donโ€™t want to look like one.โ€

30. โ€œI donโ€™t stop when Iโ€™m tired. I only stop when Iโ€™m done.โ€

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31. โ€œIt is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.โ€

32. โ€œA friend tells you what you want to hear; a best friend tells you the truth.โ€

33. โ€œIโ€™ve spent most of my life running away from myself.โ€

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34. โ€œI donโ€™t look at myself as a commodity, but Iโ€™m sure a lot of people have.โ€

35. โ€œThis life is what you make it. No matter what, youโ€™re going to mess up sometimes, itโ€™s a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how youโ€™re going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends โ€“ theyโ€™ll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything โ€“ theyโ€™re your true best friends. Donโ€™t let go of them.โ€

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36. โ€œAlways, always, always believe in yourself. Because if you donโ€™t then who will, sweetie?โ€

37. โ€œI learned to walk as a baby and I havenโ€™t had a lesson since.โ€

38. โ€œI only know I want to be wonderful.โ€

39. โ€œIf you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.โ€

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40. โ€œIโ€™ve never fooled anyone. Iโ€™ve let people fool themselves. They didnโ€™t bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldnโ€™t argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasnโ€™t.โ€

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41. โ€œKeep smiling because life is a beautiful thing and thereโ€™s so much to smile about.โ€

42. โ€œI think that love and work are the only things that really happen to us.โ€

43. โ€œI believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when theyโ€™re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.โ€

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44. โ€œMen who think that a womanโ€™s past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak.โ€

45. โ€œWe are all stars but we must learn how to shine.โ€

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46. โ€œCreativity has got to start with humanity and when youโ€™re a human being, you feel, you suffer.โ€

47. โ€œA girl doesnโ€™t need anyone who doesnโ€™t need her.โ€

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48. โ€œI have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.โ€

49. โ€œI am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.โ€

50. โ€œIโ€™m pretty but not beautiful. I sin but Iโ€™m not the devil. Iโ€™m good but Iโ€™m not an angel.โ€

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51. โ€œAlways be yourself. Retain individuality; listen to the truest part of yourself.โ€

52. โ€œTo all the girls that think youโ€™re fat โ€“ because youโ€™re not a size zero youโ€™re the beautiful one. Itโ€™s society whoโ€™s ugly.โ€

53. Be real, be yourself, be unique, be true, be honest, be humble, be happyโ€ฆโ€

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54. โ€œBeneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.โ€

55. โ€œThe real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.โ€

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