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Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.
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Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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I never loved another person the way I loved myself.
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A man in love is like a clipped coupon -- it's time to cash in.
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It's not the men in my life that counts, it's the life in my men.
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Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up.
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So many men, so little time.
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Women are as old as they feel and men are old when they lose their feelings.
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When women go wrong, men go right after them.
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It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.
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I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.
MAE WEST
Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes.
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I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.
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Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
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He who hesitates is last.
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Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from.
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Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
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Sex is an emotion in motion.
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Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.
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His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.
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I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.
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He who hesitates is a damned fool.
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Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.
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I'm single because I was born that way.
MAE WEST
I only like two kinds of men; domestic and foreign.
MAE WEST
I go for two kinds of men. The kind with muscles, and the kind without.
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When you get the personality, you don't need the nudity.
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When I have to choose between two evils, I always try to pick the one I haven't tried before.
MAE WEST
Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie.
MAE WEST
You can say what you like about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
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It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
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My advice to those who think they have to take off their clothes to be a star is, once you're boned,...
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There are no good girls gone wrong, just bad girls found out.
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Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.
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The best way to learn to be a lady is to see how other ladies do it.
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I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.
MAE WEST
I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.
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You're never too old to become younger
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Nobody dies from lack of sex. It's lack of love we die from.
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Sex is an emotion in motion
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It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.
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Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring.
MAE WEST
I speak two languages, Body and English.
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You are doing your best only when you are trying to improve what you are doing
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The best way to behave is to misbehave.
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The best way to hold a man is in your arms.
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You can do what you want, but saving love doesn't bring any interest.
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A woman in love can't be reasonable--or she probably wouldn't be in love.
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When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
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To err is human - but it feels divine
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An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
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There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.
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Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
MAE WEST
I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
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Men are all alike--except the one you've met who's different.
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Men are easy to get but hard to keep.
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Few men know how to kiss well. Fortunately, I've always had time to teach them.
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Kiss and make up--but too much makeup has ruined many a kiss.
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I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself
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It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I say it.
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When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.
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Dating should be less about matching outward circumstances than meeting your inner necessity.
MAE WEST
Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet.
MAE WEST
Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
MAE WEST
When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.
MAE WEST
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
MAE WEST
Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
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All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.
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Sex is emotion in motion.
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A man's kiss is his signature.
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I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.
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Too much of a good thing can be taxing.
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She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.
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Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!
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You are never too old to become younger!
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If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.
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A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him.
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When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.
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I used to be Snow White -- but I drifted.
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A man in the house is worth two on the street.
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I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.
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Women with pasts interest men... they hope history will repeat itself.
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Saving love doesn't bring any interest.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sales at the box office.
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You're never too old to become younger.
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Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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Don't cry for a man who's left you, the next one may fall for your smile.
MAE WEST
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.
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I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
MAE WEST
It takes two to get one in trouble.
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An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away
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Women with "pasts" interest men because men hope that history will repeat itself.
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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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Virtue has its own reward, but has no sale at the box office.
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His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork
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It's not what you can do, but the way you do it that counts.
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A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
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Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
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Cultivate your curves--they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
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Look your best--who said love is blind?
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I like a man who's good, but not too good--for the good die young, and I hate a dead one.
MAE WEST
Oh, Miss West, I've heard so much about you. Mae West: Yeah, honey, but you can't prove a thing.
MAE WEST
To err is human, but it feels divine.
MAE WEST
A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty--he has suffered longer.
MAE WEST
I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported.
MAE WEST
I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
MAE WEST
I've been in more laps than a napkin.
MAE WEST
Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
MAE WEST
It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.
MAE WEST
To err is human - but it feels divine.
MAE WEST
It's all right for a perfect stranger to kiss your hand as long as he's perfect.
MAE WEST
Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else
MAE WEST
Love conquers all things except poverty and a toothache.
MAE WEST
Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache. -Mae West.
MAE WEST
It ain't sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.
MAE WEST
Flattery will get you everywhere.
MAE WEST
Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
MAE WEST
Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else.
MAE WEST
The best way to find your perfect match is to meet love halfway.
MAE WEST
Don't marry a man to reform him--that's what reform schools are for.
MAE WEST
When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.
MAE WEST
Girls, give all your gentlemen friends an even break, even if you have to break them in the attempt.
MAE WEST
I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit.
MAE WEST
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Some women pick men to marry--and others pick them to pieces.
MAE WEST
I've been in more laps than a napkin.
MAE WEST
Too many girls follow the line of least resistance--but a good line is hard to resist.
MAE WEST
There are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.
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Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
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It isn't what I do, but how I do it. It isn't what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do...
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MAE WEST
Personally, I like two types of men--domestic and foreign.
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He's the kind of man who picks his friends...to pieces.
MAE WEST
When choosing between two evils, I always like to take the one I've never tried before
MAE WEST
You ain't no oil paintin' but you are a fascinatin' monster.
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I was Snow White but I drifted.
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Women want certain things in marriage--the right to a title and a front seat in the lap of luxury.
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Some men are all right in their place--if they only knew the right places!
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Success is a two-bladed golden sword; it knights one and stabs one at the same time.
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Life's just a merry-go-round. Come on up. You might get a brass ring.
MAE WEST
Let men see what's coming to them, and women will get what's coming to them.
MAE WEST
One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it.
MAE WEST
Ohhhhh! I feel like a million but, I'll take'em one at a time!
MAE WEST
I've been doing a lot of thinking about you lately. Mae West, You must be awful tired.
MAE WEST
I'd give half my life for just one kiss. Mae West: Then kiss me twice.
MAE WEST
I only like two kinds of men: domestic and foreign.
MAE WEST
I believe in the single standard for men and women.
MAE WEST
I believe in censorship. After all, I made a fortune out of it.
MAE WEST
Virtue has its own reward, but no box office.
MAE WEST
A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him two--that's subtraction.
MAE WEST
I'm tired, send one of them home
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Give a man a free hand and he'll try to put it all over you.
MAE WEST
Do not marry a man to reform him. That is what reform schools are for.
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Whenever I have to choose between two evils, I always like to try the one I haven't tried before.
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I can always tell a lady when I see one. Yeah? What do you tell 'em?
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I always say, keep a diary, and some day it'll keep you.
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No gold-digging for me... I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday.
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A man in the house is worth two in the street.
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I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.
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Don't come crawlin' to a man for love--he likes to get a run for his money.
MAE WEST
A man's kiss is his signature.
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Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
MAE WEST
I've been rich and I've been poor. Believe me, rich is better.
MAE WEST
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.
MAE WEST
The score never interested me, only the game.
MAE WEST
The curve is more powerful than the sword.
MAE WEST
Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
MAE WEST
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
MAE WEST
He who hesitates is last
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Experience is by far the best teacher. You know, ever since I was a little girl I knew that if you l...
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I take it out in the open and laugh at it.
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