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Famous Mae West Quotes
“I'm single because I was born that way.”
“JUDGE: Are you trying to show contempt for this court? MAE WEST: I was doin' my best to hide it.”
“I only read biographies, metaphysics and psychology. I can dream up my own fiction.”
“Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”
“Women with pasts interest men because they hope history will repeat itself.”
“Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.”
“I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.”
“Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'.”
“It's all right for a perfect stranger to kiss your hand as long as he's perfect.”
“No one can have everything, so you have to try for what you want most.”
“You can do what you want, but saving love doesn't bring any interest.”
“Men are all alike - except the one you've met who's different.”
“Men are like linoleum floors. Lay 'em right and you can walk all over them for years.”
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
“Kiss and make up-but too much makeup has ruined many a kiss.”
“Dating means two things; disillusionment or a racing heart.”
“Don't let a man put anything over on you except an umbrella.”
“I meet a man with a thousand dollars and leave him with two; that's the meaning of subtraction.”
“I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit.”
“The best way to learn to be a lady is to see how other ladies do it.”
“I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.”
“No gold-digging for me; I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday.”
“A man in love is like a clipped coupon - it's time to cash in.”
“Too many girls follow the line of least resistance, but a good line is hard to resist.”
“Give a man free hands, and you'll know where to find them.”
“I like my clothes tight enough to show I'm a woman, but loose enough to show I'm a lady.”
“A girl in the convertible is worth five in the phone book.”
“A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty - he has suffered longer.”
“Women are as old as they feel and men are old when they lose their feelings.”
“The best way to behave is to misbehave.”