Marilyn Monroe

Sometimes I’ve been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character.

The working men, I’ll go by and they’ll whistle. At first they whistle because they think, ‘Oh, it’s a girl. She’s got blond hair and she’s not out of shape,’ and then they say, ‘Gosh, it’s Marilyn Monroe!’

Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.

I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly.

Black men don’t like to be called ‘boys,’ but women accept being called ‘girls.’

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

I’ve found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them.

I have noticed… that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.

Girls shouldn’t worry about being the equal of men in the business world.

Men who think that a woman’s past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak.