Marilyn Quotes

There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply.

I don't want to feel like I've matured. That's a stupid word that I never want to use.

I'm pretty, but not beautiful. I sin, but I'm not the devil. I'm good, but I'm not an angel.

Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.

A man is more frank and sincere with his emotions than a woman. We girls, I'm afraid, have a tendency to hide our feelings.

Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage.

I've seen my own death in dreams like this and it's helped me appreciate life more. I've also seen my own life in dreams and it's helped me appreciate death more.

To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, more valuable than to fix bolts in cars or design nuclear weapons.

When it gets hot like this, you know what I do? I keep my undies in the ice box.

Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much.

We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.

If people are going to hate me, I want them to hate me for the right reasons

One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females should feel.

Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything.

It's all make believe, isn't it?

Friends accept you the way you are.

The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't any.

Leave me in a room with some crayons and I'll draw on the wall.

Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.

The only thing that anyone can diagnose, with any certainty, by looking at a fat person, is their own level of stereotype and prejudice toward fat people.

Skills are common. Talent is rare.

There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.

You have to know exactly what you want out of your career. If you want to be a star, you don't bother with other things.

If I were in a room full of people, I'd rather be the person who is more interesting than the one who is wallpaper.

Part of me is afraid to get close to people because I'm afraid that they're going to leave.

Don't let your fear of failing triumph over the joy of participating.

I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that's not easy.

The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.

In tough times, a librarian is a terrible thing to waste.

Condiments are like old friends - highly thought of, but often taken for granted.

CMS has a track record of successfully overseeing the many contractors our programs depend on to function. Unfortunately, a subset of those contracts for HealthCare.gov have not met expectations.

I wasn't born with enough middle fingers

Most men judge your importance in their lives by how much you can hurt them.

It’s easier to look sexy when you’re thinking of one man in particular.

If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart.

It's better being completely ridiculous than unbelievably boring.

If a man doesn't want you at your worst, then he sure as hell doesn't deserve you at your best.

Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal.

I'm not a role model. I'm a role villain.

It is wonderful to have someone praise you, to be desired.

This life is what you make it. Not matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth.

Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future.

I'm not a slave to a god that doesn't exist.

Someday I want to have children and give them all the love I never had.

Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?

Confidentially, the type of male I find most enjoyable for a friend is one who has enough fire and assurance to speak up for his convictions.

People tend to associate anyone who looks and behaves differently with illegal or immoral activity.

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them.

Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.

I dare you all to write one more thing that you won't say to my face. Because I will make you say it. In that manner. That is a threat.