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“A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing.”

Marilyn Monroe

“A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.”

Marilyn Monroe

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

Marilyn Monroe

“All of us are stars and deserve the right to twinkle.”

Marilyn Monroe

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

Marilyn Monroe

“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.”

Marilyn Monroe

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

Marilyn Monroe

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

Marilyn Monroe

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

Marilyn Monroe

“Diamonds are a girls best friend.”

Marilyn Monroe

“Dogs never bite me. Just humans.”

Marilyn Monroe

“Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.”

Marilyn Monroe

“Ever notice how 'What the hell' is always the right answer?”

Marilyn Monroe

“Everyone is a star and deserves a chance to shine.”

Marilyn Monroe

“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.”

Marilyn Monroe

“Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents.”

Marilyn Monroe

“Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.”

Marilyn Monroe

“I am going to die young because I can't picture myself old.”

Marilyn Monroe

“I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.”

Marilyn Monroe

“I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.”

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Bio:

Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962) was an American actress, singer, and model. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early roles were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were well received. Monroe was praised for her comedic ability in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, Some Like It Hot and The Seven Year Itch.

The typecasting of Monroe's "dumb blonde" persona limited her career prospects, so she broadened her range. She studied at the Actors Studio and formed Marilyn Monroe Productions. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop was hailed by critics, and she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like it Hot.

The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a "probable suicide", the possibility of an accidental overdose, as well as the possibility of homicide, have not been ruled out. In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute.