Mae West Quotes

• I never loved another person the way I loved myself.

  Mae West

  Topics in Inspirational, Love

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

  Mae West

  Topics in Humor

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

  Mae West

  Topics in Humor

  Tags in Worry, Only

• You are never too old to become younger!

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Poetry

• He who hesitates is a damned fool.

  Mae West

  Topics in Humor

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

  Mae West

  Topics in Humor

  Tags in Sex

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

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Story

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

  Mae West

  Topics in Humor, Life

  Tags in Time

• Cultivate your curves – they may be dangerous but they won’t be avoided.

  Mae West

  Topics in Funny

  Tags in Dangerous

• I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.

  Mae West

  Topics in Humor

  Tags in Temptation
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  I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Diamond, Interest

• Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Quips, Comment

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

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Quips, Comment

• When I’m good, I’m very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better.

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Quips, Good, Comment

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

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Evil, Choice, Choosing

• When women go wrong, men go right after them.

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Women, Men

• Dennis Thatcher, husband of Margaret Thatcher, when asked who wore the pants in his house, said “I do, and I also wash and iron them.” I only like two kinds of men; domestic and foreign.

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Men

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

  Mae West

  Topics in Love

  Tags in Marriage

• A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that’s subtraction.

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Man

• A man in the house is worth two in the street.

  Mae West

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Man

Mae West (91)

Birth:	17th August, 1893
Death:	22nd November, 1980
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress

About

Mae West was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades. Known for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne, actress and writer in the motion picture industry. In consideration of her contributions to American cinema, the American Film Institute named West 15th among the greatest female stars of all time. One of the more controversial movie stars of her day, West encountered many problems, including censorship.

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