A strong man doesn't have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn't match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.
Marilyn Monroe
Related A strong man doesn't have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn't match his strength against a wom... MARILYN MONROE An ethical man doesn't need a consensus of his allies in order to act against something he finds... JOSEPH BRODSKY A man doesn't know what it's like to be a woman; it's that simple. TRACEY EMIN I make films about black women and it doesn't mean that you can't see them as a black man, d... AVA DUVERNAY What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can't I just be an ordinary woman? MARILYN MONROE The fact that a man is open to being with an older woman suggests that he doesn't give a hang wh... CANDACE BUSHNELL Contraception doesn't define a woman. NIKKI HALEY I just love the fact that a man possesses something that a woman can never understand because we don... CAMERON DIAZ Independence doesn't - doesn't equate to moderates. Millions of independents are pro-life. M... GARY BAUER When a woman behaves like a man why doesn't she behave like a nice man? EDITH EVANS Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man. ERICA JONG Let's talk about Connie Britton, who I love. I don't know of a person who doesn't love h... MAGGIE CAREY Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces... MARGUERITE DURAS It ends or it doesn't. That’s what you say. That’s how you get through it. The tu... CAITLYN SIEHL Wonder Woman isn't Spider-man or Batman. She doesn't have a town, she has a world. That was ... JOSS WHEDON A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees th... E. W. HOWE A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity. ALEXANDER SMITH I like Mitt Romney as a person. I think he's a dignified person. But I have no common ground on ... RON PAUL Nobody can be successful if he doesn't love his work, love his job. DAVID SARNOFF Jay-Z is like a rap-savant, he doesn't have to write the rhymes down, he can create complex raps... ICE T We have an idea that the man should help pay for the child. But we don't have a law that says a ... KATHA POLLITT My mother is a very strange woman... She doesn't understand me in the least and doesn't love... EGON SCHIELE The establishment in Britain is certainly against the arts and against education. If something doesn... PETER MAXWELL DAVIES A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself. LORETTA YOUNG Men don't know enough about being courteous toward women. You should get into a cab before a wom... THOM BROWNE We have a God who loves us. We are in the palm of his hand. He doesn't leave us, and He doesn... FRANK PERETTI If you tell your husband or boyfriend for his whole life that he needn't worry about his clothes... RUSSELL SMITH The young man who's had the Guggenheim fortune behind him all his life - he can hire all the aut... JERRY LEWIS I don't know any woman who doesn't have an anxiety attack about wearing a bathing suit. VANESSA MARCIL What woman doesn't want to feel comfortable in a swimsuit? It's incredibly empowering. SARA RUE The New Testament doesn't present Jesus as a single man to cover up his humanity. It presents hi... JOHN ORTBERG You don't think it was because a white man wrote it, a black man wrote it, a green man wrote it.... CAB CALLOWAY I think for a girl to be strong, it doesn't have to involve being physically strong. ALIA SHAWKAT A woman doesn't care if she hasn't a stomach, provided she looks as if she hasn't. FLANN O'BRIEN There's not a man, woman or child on the face of the earth who doesn't enjoy a tasty beverag... DAVID LETTERMAN To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can... JOHN GRAY ...no woman can love a weak man hard enough to make him strong. PEARL CLEAGE I'm a lifelong bachelor, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't marry the right woman. RICHARD ROEPER Any man who doesn't love his mama can't be no friend of mine. MR. T Trying on pants is one of the most humiliating things a man can suffer that doesn't involve a wo... LARRY DAVID My biggest turn-off is if a woman doesn't have a real passion for something... and bad breath! ROMEO MILLER Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision. STEVIE WONDER I think the meaning of abortion is what the woman says it is: For a woman who wants a child but can&... KATHA POLLITT A man will treat a woman almost exactly the way he treats his own interior feminine. In fact, he has... ROBERT JOHNSON If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is ... JOHN MADDEN It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a ... JOHN LENNON Alber Elbaz is just a genius. He'll be in a dinner jacket and he doesn't care what time of d... PHARRELL WILLIAMS It takes a strong woman to tolerate a weak man. That said, it takes a strong man to tolerate a weak ... CATHY BURNHAM MARTIN A picture story just doesn't run like a film. It doesn't have 24 frames per second. It doesn... BEN KATCHOR Capitalism is always evaluated against dreams. Utopia is a dream. It doesn't exist. RUSH LIMBAUGH Even a poor man doesn't ask alms unless he sees you have the ability to give. PIYUSH GOYAL You can't pretend to be a Sharon Stone or a Marilyn Monroe. You really can't fake that. CLAIRE BLOOM I can't imagine anyone who doesn't think the world is safer without a tyrant who murdered hi... KAREN HUGHES I have born-again Christians in my family, and they are completely against abortion... Everybody'... PATRICIA RICHARDSON Don't you love it that Prince doesn't use Twitter? Don't you think he's somewhere on... BRUNO MARS I don't think that anyone should be in control of a relationship. I think that if you have a wom... MO'NIQUE The Tour de France is a wicked sport in the way that it's not just man against man or woman agai... BEN FOSTER The Hulk was a unique character because of his strength and power. He doesn't have a costume lik... LOU FERRIGNO I had a real good thing going for me, and I got sidetracked. It doesn't have to be that way. It ... KEN CAMINITI Why there is word for "End"???, which mean why there is "End",...!? (So far it doesn't ex... DEYTH BANGER A lot of people believe women can't do tech-y stuff. Becoming nerdy doesn't have to mean the... WEILI DAI Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's f... RICHARD M. NIXON A convert, if he converts through the Orthodox, he has the Jewish gene. If he doesn't convert th... ELI YISHAI What people don't understand is that my dad isn't up on the contemporary music scene. He'... ALEXA RAY JOEL He's an innocent in a lot of ways. He's a very simple person who really doesn't have the... JARED LETO And the president is all wrong when he maintains that a nominee should have an up-or-down vote. The ... ROBERT BYRD I don't think anyone has a right to possess anything he doesn't love - art or anything else. BILLY BALDWIN Hollywood didn't kill Marilyn Monroe, it's the Marilyn Monroes who are killing Hollywood. BILLY WILDER That little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men 'cause Christ... SOJOURNER TRUTH People still don't know how good Kevin Love is because he played in Minnesota... you didn't ... DAN GILBERT A woman and a dress, very often, fight against each other because they are not at the same place. So... SONIA RYKIEL You don't have to play masculine to be a strong woman. MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD There's, you know, there's an ideology behind Ultron that makes him more unique that just a ... CHRIS EVANS What else does a manager do but push buttons? He doesn't hit, he doesn't run, he doesn't... EARL WEAVER A man doesn't know what happiness is until he's married. By then, it's too late. FRANK SINATRA Just because you haven't got a home, doesn't make you homeless. and Just because you don't... ANTHONY T. HINCKS There's no way Daniel Bryan can beat me in a Royal Rumble match. It's ridiculous. He's n... ROMAN REIGNS I've done this commercial with Arnold Palmer. He doesn't play that much anymore, but it'... KEVIN NEALON Only if you were lucky to be born in the right class, the one Donald Trump was born in, then of cour... RAOUL PECK There is an element of seduction in shoes that doesn't exist for men. A woman can be sexy, charm... CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. RALPH WALDO EMERSON My father was kicked out of the National Front. He does whatever he wants. It doesn't concern me... MARINE LE PEN Rock and roll doesn't necessarily mean a band. It doesn't mean a singer, and it doesn't ... MALCOLM MCLAREN A woman doing comedy doesn't offend me, but sets me back a bit. I, as a viewer, have trouble wit... JERRY LEWIS If you have a kid who goes to kindergarten and doesn't know what a circle is, doesn't know w... C. EVERETT KOOP Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts. MOLIERE If a man is truly in love, the most beautiful woman in the world couldn't take him away. Maybe f... EVA GABOR I think just because you're a mom, it doesn't negate - if anything, you're probably more... EMMA MCLAUGHLIN I know a man who doesn't pay to have his trash taken out. How does he get rid of his trash? He g... HENNY YOUNGMAN My Father taught me how to be a man and not by instilling in me a sense of machismo or an agenda ... KEVIN SMITH I'm kinda secretive, and I can't even say secretive because of my son. He's the type, li... REMY MA A lot of Democrats are not that upset with Howard Dean. Howard Dean gets out here and he says these ... GWEN IFILL The things I connected with Zurich about were that he is a selfless person; he wants the best for ev... TREVOR JACKSON The weak fight against woman, the mediocre fight against man, and the bravest fight against providen... DR HITESH C SHETH I don't do talk shows or go on Dr. Phil's show. He's a friend of mine, and, no, he doesn... RON WHITE A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50, and a fool if he doesn't afterward... FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT If the seed doesn't get planted, it can't become a toxic thornbush. We must guard our minds and our ... CRAIG GROESCHEL A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. GOLDA MEIR God doesn't want us to have rigid rituals with Him. In the new covenant, He is more interested i... JOSEPH PRINCE Oh yeah, that's the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, he's the real deal, i... WILLIAM H. MACY
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MARILYN MONROE I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times ha... MARILYN MONROE Wise woman kisses, but doesn't love,
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before she's left. MARILYN MONROE Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I'm just a girl who wishes for the world. MARILYN MONROE I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am pretty, but not beautiful. I hav... MARILYN MONROE It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone - so far. MARILYN MONROE I have evolved my own exercises, for the muscles I wish to keep firm, and I know they are right for ... MARILYN MONROE I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot MARILYN MONROE I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people ca... MARILYN MONROE An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What i... MARILYN MONROE We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets. MARILYN MONROE I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and litt... MARILYN MONROE The only person I know who is in worse shape than I am (on Montgomery Clift). MARILYN MONROE She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know MARILYN MONROE I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it. MARILYN MONROE When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I... MARILYN MONROE All a girl really wants is for one guy to prove to her that they are not all the same. MARILYN MONROE What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can't I just be an ordinary woman? MARILYN MONROE I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane. MARILYN MONROE I like actors very much, but to marry one would be like marrying your brother. You look too much ali... MARILYN MONROE