"It's better for the whole world to..." - Quote by Marilyn Monroe
It's better for the whole world to know you, even as a sex star, than never to be known at all.
More by Marilyn Monroe
“What good am I? I can't have kids. I can't cook. I've been divorced three times. Who would want me?”
“We should all start to live before we get too old.”
“When you have a good friend that really cares for you and tries to stick in there with you, you treat them like nothing. Learn to be a good friend because one day you're gonna look up and say I lost a good friend. Learn how to be respectful to your friends, don't just start arguments with them and don't tell them the reason, always remember your friends will be there quicker than your family. Learn to remember you got great friends, don't forget that and they will always care for you no matter what. Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.”
More on Fame
“I never expected to be a star, never counted on it, never even wanted it. Not that I didn't enjoy it all when it happened.”
“All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I'd worry about whether it would hurt them. I would tell them: 'Don't hide these things from me. I'd rather you ask me these things straight out, and I'll answer all your questions.'”
“I get really restless when I haven't worked for a day and a half. I have a recurring dream that people are lined up next to my bed, waiting for autographs and taking pictures of me!”
More on Recognition
“People are always asking me to sign my old canvases. It's ridiculous!”
“Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.”
“You can go to Japan, China, all the European, African, Arab, and South American countries, and man, they know me. I can't name a nation where they don't know me.”