Marilyn Monroe Quotes (70 quotes)
![]() | “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 Source/Notes: As quoted in: Roast of the town (Prentice Hall PTR, 1986) by Joey Adams, p. 18 |
![]() | “First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.” ―Marilyn Monroe Source/Notes: As quoted in Ms. magazine (August 1972) p. 42 |
![]() | “I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.” ―Marilyn Monroe Source/Notes: My Story, Marilyn Monroe, Rowman & Littlefield (2006 ed.) - ISBN: 9781589793163 |
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Marilyn Monroe

Born: June 1, 1926
Died: August 5, 1962 (aged 36)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Actress, model, singer
Bio: Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.
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