A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night

— Marilyn Monroe

All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't.

— Marilyn Monroe

Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.

— Marilyn Monroe

An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.

— Marilyn Monroe

A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.

— Marilyn Monroe

A smart girl leaves before she is left

— Marilyn Monroe

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

A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.

— Marilyn Monroe

A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.

— Marilyn Monroe

Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it's based on femininity.

— Marilyn Monroe