“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
“It's nice to be included in people's fantasies but you also like to be accepted for your own sake.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.com
“I dress for men. A woman looks at your clothes critically. A man appreciates them.”— Marilyn Monroe, books.google.com
“A woman came up to me asked, ‘You mean to say you didn’t have anything on when you had that calendar picture taken?’ I drew myself up and told her, ‘I did, too, have something on. I had the radio on.’”— Marilyn Monroe, marilynmonroe.ca
“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”— Dan Gable, keepinspiring.me
“The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.”— Wayne Gretzky, keepinspiring.me
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”— Muhammad Ali, keepinspiring.me
“Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do…but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.”— Venus Williams, keepinspiring.me
“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”— Michael Phelps, keepinspiring.me
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”— Michael Jordan, keepinspiring.me
“My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.”— Hank Aaron, keepinspiring.me
“I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me peace of mind.”— Peyton Manning, keepinspiring.me
“What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.”— Andre Agassi, keepinspiring.me