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Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from.

When women go wrong, men go right after them.

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

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

Love conquers all things except poverty and a toothache.

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.

She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.

Too much of a good thing can be taxing.

I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.

Between two evils I always picked the one I never tried before.

One more drink and I'll be under the host.

A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire women will like him.

Marriage is a great institution but I'm not ready for an institution.

They say love is blind . . . and marriage is an insritution. Well I'm nor ready for an instirurion ...

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Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up.

Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes.

There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out

I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.

Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.

There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.

When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.

I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.

Everything's in the mind. That's where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward...

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Brains are an asset, if you hide them.

She's the kind of woman who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.

It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.

Look your best - who said love is blind?

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

I'm single because I was born that way.

Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit ...

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

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

Your real security is yourself. You know you can do it and they can't ever take that away from you.

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!

I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them.

He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of.

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

A man's kiss is his signature.

He who hesitates is a damned fool.

Sex is an emotion in motion.

The score never interested me, only the game.

I used to be snow-white . . . but I drifted.

I only have 'yes' men around me. Who needs 'no' men?

He who hesitates is last.

When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

Wit & Wisdom of Mae West

All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.

Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

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Goodness had nothing to do with it.

She Done Him Wrong

To err is human - but it feels divine.

When you've got the personality you don't need the nudity.

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

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

A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him.

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I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.

To err is human, but it feels divine.

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

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

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

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

Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

I only read biographies, metaphysics and psychology. I can dream up my own fiction.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.

The best way to hold a man is in your arms.

You are never too old to become younger!

I never loved another person the way I loved myself.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported.

When I'm good I'm very good but when I'm bad I'm better.

When women go wrong men go right after them.

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Mae West

Actress

Born: 1893-08-17

Died: 1980-11-22

Mary Jane West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress and playwright, most commonly known as "Mae" West.More