“I’m a failure as a woman. My men expect so much of me, because of the image they’ve made of me–and that I’ve made of myself–as a sex symbol. They expect bells to ring and whistles to whistle, but my anatomy is the same as any other woman’s and I can’t live up to it.”
Marilyn Monroe
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“Husbands are chiefly good lovers when they are betraying their wives.”
Marilyn Monroe
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“I’ve been on a calendar, but I’ve never been on time.”
Marilyn Monroe
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“I have been on a calendar, but never on time.”
Marilyn Monroe
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“I don’t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.”
Marilyn Monroe
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“A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.”
Marilyn Monroe
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“A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.”
Marilyn Monroe
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“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
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“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”
Marilyn Monroe
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“The more I think of it, the more I realize there are no answers. Life is to be lived.”
Marilyn Monroe
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“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
Marilyn Monroe
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