Men From Marilyn Monroe Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes I've been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character. — Marilyn Monroe

The fact is that I find more most men are more open, more generous, and much more stimulating than the majority of females I know. — Marilyn Monroe

If you spend your life competing with business men, what do you have? A bank account and ulcers! — Marilyn Monroe

You constantly felt like you wanted to protect her and that you wanted to save her and that's what made her attractive more so to women than even to men. That's why she's still with us. Marilyn Monroe never offended a woman. — Lawrence Schiller

Dogs have never hurt me. Only men have. — Marilyn Monroe

Men are always ready to respect anything that bores them. — Marilyn Monroe

If a man dreams about sleeping with Marilyn Monroe, he's certainly entitled to that. But when he wakes up, he has to acknowledge that he is married to someone else. — Daniel Barenboim

Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn't marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help? — Marilyn Monroe

Women who try to be equivalent with men need desire. — Marilyn Monroe

The studio people want me to do "Good-bye Charlie" for the movies, but I'm not going to do it. I don't like the idea of playing a man in a woman's body - you know? It just doesn't seem feminine. — Marilyn Monroe

All men are the same. They just have different faces so that women differentiate them. — Marilyn Monroe

Enjoy the fact that you're a woman and men will enjoy it too. — Marilyn Monroe

It's easier to look sexy when you're thinking of one man in particular. — Marilyn Monroe

I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly. — Marilyn Monroe

If a man isn't a certain age, he just isn't interesting. — Marilyn Monroe

When it comes to gossip, I have to readily admit men are as guilty as women. — Marilyn Monroe

Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something more than sexual More than just our Marilyn Monroe — Elton John

Acting became important. It became an art that belonged to the actor, not to the director or producer, or the man whose money had bought the studio. It was an art that transformed you into somebody else, that increased your life and mind. I had always loved acting and tried hard to learn it. But with Michael Chekhov, acting became more than a profession to me. It became a sort of religion. — Marilyn Monroe

Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world. — Marilyn Monroe

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

Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak. — Marilyn Monroe

The working men, I'll go by and they'll whistle. At first they whistle because they think, 'Oh, it's a girl. She's got blond hair and she's not out of shape,' and then they say, 'Gosh, it's Marilyn Monroe!' — Marilyn Monroe

I have never cared especially for outdoor sports and have no desire to excel at tennis, swimming, or golf. I'll leave those things to the men. — Marilyn Monroe

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

I have noticed ... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women. — Marilyn Monroe

I've found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them. — Marilyn Monroe

Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men. — Marilyn Monroe

You're like Marilyn Monroe,' Ken tells me, which I take as a compliment and say a nervous "Thank You". Interrupting, he adds, 'You're all velvet and Velcro. Men want you because you're sexy and broken and when it gets too rough they can say "Hey! This toy is broken!" and toss you aside without feeling bad. — Emma Forrest

Always admired men who had many women. It must be that to a child of a dissatisfied woman the idea of monogamy is hollow. — Marilyn Monroe

Wouldnt it be nice to be like men and get notches in your belt ... and not get emotionally involved? — Marilyn Monroe

Dating a new man is like holding a strawberry milkshake; first the taste, then the pleasure. — Marilyn Monroe

Men are climbing to the moon, but they don't seem interested in the beating human heart. — Marilyn Monroe