Marilyn Monroe

"Why do I need to have a husband? I could lead my own life."

"I'm very shy, but not in the way that people think. I'm shy in normal interpersonal relationships."

"I restore myself when I'm alone."

"If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty."

"Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered."

"I used to feel I was born in the wrong era. Actually, I was born in the right era but the wrong family."

"A career is wonderful, and it's important, but it cannot take the place of human companionship."

"I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far."

"I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous."

"I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings."

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

"I want to be loved for who I am, not for my appearance."

"The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up."

"I'm trying to find myself as a person, sometimes that's not easy to do."

"I like my body when I've no one waiting for me."

"Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul."

"I never said I wanted to be an actress; I wanted to be a movie star."

"I have my share of enemies and I think some of them might be in my own corner."

"Sometimes I feel all my life is a translation and I've lost something in the grammar along the way."

"There's a karate instructor who pushes me. And I like that because I respond to energy."

"I believe children should be taught in schools the things that prepare them for life."

"I like to feel blonde all over."

"It's not often that a man finds a woman who understands him."

"I think there's an importance in proving yourself to yourself and others."

"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future."

"I'm always chasing rainbows, waiting to find a little bluebird of happiness."

"What's the difference between a star and a human being?"

"I don't care what people think. What is important is how I feel about myself."

"Beneath the makeup and behind the smile, I am just a girl who wishes for the world."

"A woman is more than the sum of her physical attributes."