Mae West Quotes

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Mae West

Profession : Actress

Birth : August 17, 1893

I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.

Mae West

Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.

Mae West

Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring.

Mae West

I see you're a man with ideals. I better be going before you've still got them.

Mae West

Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.

Mae West

It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I say it.

Mae West

Don't marry a man to reform him - that's what reform schools are for.

Mae West

It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.

Mae West

Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.

Mae West

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

Mae West

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

Mae West

A hard man is good to find.

Mae West

Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.

Mae West

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.

Mae West

A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.

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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.

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Sex is emotion in motion.

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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

Mae West

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

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Any time you got nothing to do - and lots of time to do it - come on up.

Mae West