“I was never used to being happy, so that wasn't something I ever took for granted.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.comTagged: inspiration, Inspirational, empowerment, Happy, Happiness
“Fame will go by, and, so long, I've had you fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experienced, but that's not where I live.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.comTagged: inspiration, Inspirational, empowerment, Self love, Fame
“It might be a kind of relief to be finished. You have to start all over again.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.comTagged: inspiration, Inspirational, Starting Over, empowerment, reinvention
“I feel that 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, theguardian.comTagged: inspiration, Inspirational, beauty, femininity, Glamour
“Fame has a special burden, which I might as well state here and now. I don't mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. But what goes with it can be a burden.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.comTagged: inspiration, Inspirational, Fame, Fortune, glamor
“This is supposed to be an art form, not just a manufacturing establishment. The sensitivity that helps me to act, you see, also makes me react. An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin?”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.comTagged: inspiration, Inspirational, Acting, actors, Sensitivity
“I guess I've always had too much fantasy to be only a housewife.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.comTagged: housewife, empowerment, Against Domestic Life
“I did find, too, when the world opened up that people took a lot for granted, like not only could they be friendly, but they could suddenly get overly friendly and expect an awful lot for very little.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.comTagged: inspiration, Inspirational, Learning, empowerment