“Dare to Be When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back. When the…”— Steve Maraboli, amazon.com
“I feel like young girls are told that they have to be a princess and fragile. It’s bullshit. I identify much more with being a warrior – a fighter. If I was going to be a princess, I’d be a warrior princess.”— Emma Watson, marieclaire.co.uk
“That's the trouble, a sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing. But if I'm going to be a symbol of something I'd rather have it sex than some other things they've got symbols of!”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.com
“I was never used to being happy, so that wasn't something I ever took for granted.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.com
“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.com
“It might be a kind of relief to be finished. You have to start all over again.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.com
“Frankly, I've never considered my own figure so exceptional; until quite recently, I seldom gave it any thought at all.”— Marilyn Monroe, intothegloss.com
“We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift. Art, real art, comes from it, everything.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.com
“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.com
“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.com
“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.com
“I think I’m a mixture of simplicity and complexes, but I’m beginning to understand myself now.”— Marilyn Monroe, marilynmonroe.ca
“Somebody was always asking me, ‘What do you sleep in, Marilyn? Do you sleep in PJs? Do you sleep in a nightie? Do you sleep raw, Marilyn?’ It’s one of those questions which make you wonder how to answer them. Then I remembered that the truth is the easiest way out, so I said, ‘I sleep in Chanel Numb…”— Marilyn Monroe, marilynmonroe.ca
“It's not too much fun to know yourself too well or think you do—everyone needs a little conceit to carry them through and past the falls.”— Marilyn Monroe, vanityfair.com
“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.com
“It’s still about nudity. Is that all I’m good for? I’d like to show that I can get publicity without using my ass or getting fired from a picture.”— Marilyn Monroe, vanityfair.com