Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.


Mae West

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Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.
GYPSY ROSE LEE
If a thing is worth doing,
it is worth doing slowly . . .
very slowly
GYPSY ROSE LEE
Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.
HUNTER S. THOMPSON
Anything worth doing is worth doing with excellence.
LORRIN L. LEE
Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well
ELIAS SCHWARTZ
Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well.
ROBERT FULGHUM
If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing it badly.
MARTHA N. BECK
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
UNKNOWN
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
MICK JAGGER
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
DAVID LETTERMAN
Anything worth doing is worth 100%
KONOSUKE MATSUSHITA
Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.
NIKKI SIXX
Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well. Think about it.
ELIAS SCHWARTZ
Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well.
STEVE BROWN
Take big bites. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
A job worth doing is worth doing together.
SOURCE UNKNOWN
What's worth doing is worth doing for money
JOSEPH DONOHUE
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
LORD CHESTERFIELD
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE, FOURTH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD
Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
LORD CHESTERFIELD
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well
PROVERB
If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.
If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.
G.K. CHESTERTON
My motto in life is, 'If anything is worth doing, it's worth overdoing.'
DANNY BONADUCE
If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing for money
DAVID GERROLD
Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.
HUNTER S. THOMPSON
Anything worth doing good takes a little chaos.
FLEA
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
DAVID LETTERMAN
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
STANISLAW JERZY LEC
If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well.
PROVERB
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing late
FREDERICK SCOTT OLIVER
If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.
STEVEN TYLER
If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing!
STACEY BROWN
Resisting is worth doing.
VERONICA ROTH
If something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing.
NILE RODGERS
The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be...
BARBARA EHRENREICH
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing.
AYN RAND
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly. (on not perfectionism to put things off) .
G.K CHESTERTON
Anything new, anything worth doing, can't be recognized. People just don't have that much vision.
PABLO PICASSO
Only the impossible is worth doing.
AKONG RINPOCHE
I've been doing a lot of thinking about you lately. Mae West, You must be awful tired.
MAE WEST
Of course not," said Sturmhond. "Anything worth doing always starts as a bad idea.
LEIGH BARDUGO
It wasn’t easy.
Nothing worth doing ever is.
And love is worth everything.
MADELINE SHEEHAN
A thing well done is worth doing.
HUGH LEONARD
The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be...
BARBARA EHRENREICH
My mother always told me, “Anyone worth doing, is worth doing well.” Okay, she didn’t actually...
EMMA CHASE
Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there's something worth doing, it's worth doi...
DONNY OSMOND
We really want to prove this is worth doing.
CARL ASCENZO
I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident
THOMAS A. EDISON
Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is wor...
FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON
Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is wort...
FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON
Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is wort...
FREDERICK WILLIAM ROBERTSON
Anything that is worth doing has been done frequently. Things hitherto undone should be given, I sus...
MAX BEERBOHM
Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
There never was a person who did anything worth doing, who did not receive more than he gave.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
If a job's worth doing, it's too hard.
SCOTT ADAMS
I enjoy the fun of failure. It's fun to fail, I kept repeating. It's part of being ambitious; it's p...
GRETCHEN RUBIN
Anything worth having is worth fighting for.
SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS
If something is to hard to do, then it's not worth doing.
DAN CASTELLANETA
If it does not touch your soul, it is not worth doing
N. S. COLE
It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.
TERRY PRATCHETT
It's really worth doing because this war must end.
ED MULREADY
It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would much ra...
TERRY PRATCHETT
I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they ca...
PLATO
I never did anything worth doing by accident; nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they ca...
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
Doing is a quantum leap from imagining. Thinking about swimming isn't much like actually getting in ...
BARBARA SHER
If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing.
HOMER SIMPSON
Anything worth having is a thing worth cheating for.
W. C. FIELDS
In this industry it is not worth doing something that will take this long.
AZEEM AZHAR
After all, a job isn't worth doing unless you enjoy it.
DINAH SHERIDAN
Surely there can't be so many countries worth dying for.'
Anything worth living for,' said Nate...
JOSEPH HELLER
It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would muc...
TERRY PRATCHETT
One picture is worth 1,000 denials.
RONALD REAGAN
There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
KENNETH GRAHAME
There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
KENNETH GRAHAM
I never did anything worth doing entirely by accident and none of my inventions came about totally b...
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
Know your worth! People always act like they're doing more for you than you're doing for the...
KANYE WEST
VA is a unique national resource that is worth saving, and I am committed to doing just that.
DAVID SHULKIN
For years, I believed that anything worth doing was worth doing early. In graduate school, I submitt...
ADAM GRANT
Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is wort...
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.
LEWIS CARROLL
Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope.
REINHOLD NIEBUHR
No matter what you do if it isn't genuine it's not worth doing, if it isn't meant with good heart it...
E.E.D. HORTON
We had to fight to get this study. But it's always worth doing the trial.
CYNTHIA PEARSON
If it was truly worth doing it, I would be fully in support of it,
JOANNE HAYES
A plumber's idea of Cleopatra [Mae West].
W. C. FIELDS
We'll have a new daughter-in-law coming into the operation.
BOB WORTH
Our tile ran all winter. We haven't seen that for a long time.
BOB WORTH
But we share everything so we don't double up on anything.
BOB WORTH
We all love the 2002 farm bill. We don't know if we'll get to keep it. It's a good safety net. There...
BOB WORTH
We had our hiccups, but maybe it's a blessing in disguise, Now, we have a better product.
BOB WORTH
We till a bare minimum, light tilling in the fall and in the spring to plant. We have a lot of wind.
BOB WORTH
Just try doing that even on the ground sometime.
BJ WORTH
My parents were so old-fashioned in their attitude to sex that I would rather get in trouble with th...
CLIVE WORTH
What happened today was incredible; we made history with three world-record jumps of 376, 399 and 40...
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WORTH RICHARDSON
Making money isn't hard in itself... What's hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting one’...
CARLOS RUIZ ZAFóN
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
[F]or what in this world is worth doing that doesn't require a portion of one's body and soul?
JAMIE KORNEGAY

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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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So many men, so little time.
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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.
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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.
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I only like two kinds of men; domestic and foreign.
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I go for two kinds of men. The kind with muscles, and the kind without.
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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,...
MAE WEST
When you get the personality, you don't need the nudity.
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It ain't sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.
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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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Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.
MAE WEST
The best way to learn to be a lady is to see how other ladies do it.
MAE WEST
I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.
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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
MAE WEST
Nobody dies from lack of sex. It's lack of love we die from.
MAE WEST
Sex is an emotion in motion
MAE WEST
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.
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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
MAE WEST
The best way to behave is to misbehave.
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The best way to hold a man is in your arms.
MAE WEST
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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An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
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Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
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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.
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Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet.
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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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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.
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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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Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
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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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A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
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Saving love doesn't bring any interest.
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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.
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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.
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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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Women like a man with a past, but they prefer a man with a present.
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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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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.
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I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
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I've been in more laps than a napkin.
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Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
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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.
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Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else
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Love conquers all things except poverty and a toothache.
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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.
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Flattery will get you everywhere.
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Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
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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.
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I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit.
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MAE WEST
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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I don't know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man when I see one
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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.
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When choosing between two evils, I always like to take the one I've never tried before
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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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[Per Alexander Pope (1734):] Vice is a monster of so frightful mien/As to be hated, needs but to be ...
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[Nov. 30-Dec. 10:] Dirty Blonde ... I made myself platinum, but I was born a dirty blonde.
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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
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
Whenever I have to choose between two evils, I always like to try the one I haven't tried before.
MAE WEST
I can always tell a lady when I see one. Yeah? What do you tell 'em?
MAE WEST
I always say, keep a diary, and some day it'll keep you.
MAE WEST
No gold-digging for me... I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday.
MAE WEST
A man in the house is worth two in the street.
MAE WEST
I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
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.
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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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