If you're not willing to work hard, let someone else do it. I'd rather be with someone who does a horrible job, but gives 110% than with someone who does a good job and gives 60%.

What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can't I just be an ordinary woman?

Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.

What good am I? I can't have kids. I can't cook. I've been divorced three times. Who would want me?

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

What's the good of drawing in the next breath if all you do is let it out and draw in another?

Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.

I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin?

I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners.