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" I remember when I was in high school I didn't have a new dress for each special occasion. The girls would bring the fact to my attention, not always too delicately. The boys, however, never bothered with the subject. They were my friends, not because of the size of my wardrobe but because they liked me. "

Marilyn Monroe

School

High School

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Marilyn Monroe

Speak

Friend

" If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything. "

" I'll think I have a few wonderful friends and all of a sudden, ooh, here it comes. They do a lot of things. They talk about you to the press, to their friends, tell stories, and you know, it's disappointing. "

" I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners. "

" When I was five I think, that's when I started wanting to be an actress. "

" First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress. "

" Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world. "

" The 'public' scares me, but people I trust. "

Marilyn Monroe

Trust

People

" 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

Stop

People

" I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent. "

" I 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. "

" I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated. "

" 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. "

" I just got to feel that whoever I marry has some real regard for me. "

Marilyn Monroe

Real

Marry

" Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do. "

" I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people. "

" I've found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them. "

" Next to my husband, and along with Marlon Brando, I think that Yves Montand is the most attractive man I've ever met. "

" There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls. "

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

" I like to feel blonde all over. "

Marilyn Monroe

Blonde

Feel

" It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone - so far. "

" 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. "

" I don't want everybody to see exactly where I live, what my sofa or my fireplace looks like. "

" I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else. "