“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”
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Famous Mae West Quotes
“Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.”
Source: The wit and wisdom of Mae West
“A man's kiss is his signature.”
Source: The wit and wisdom of Mae West
“Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.”
“An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.”
Source: Goodness Had Nothing to Do with it: Autobiography
Source: The wit and wisdom of Mae West
“A woman in love can't be reasonable - or she probably wouldn't be in love.”
Source: The wit and wisdom of Mae West
“Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else.”
Source: The wit and wisdom of Mae West
“A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him.”
“It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.”
“Don't marry a man to reform him - that's what reform schools are for.”
Source: The wit and wisdom of Mae West
“She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.”
“A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.”
“You can say what you like about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.”
“It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.”
Source: The wit and wisdom of Mae West
“I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them.”
Source: Goodness Had Nothing to Do with it: Autobiography
“I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.”
“Don't cry for a man who's left you--the next one may fall for your smile.”
Source: The wit and wisdom of Mae West
“Women with pasts interest men because they hope history will repeat itself.”
“Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'.”
“I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.”
“Give a man free hands, and you'll know where to find them.”
“I don't know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man when I see one.”
“March isn't the only thing that's in like a lion and out like a lamb.”