Do not marry a man to reform him. That is what reform schools are for.


Mae West

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Don't marry a man to reform him--that's what reform schools are for.
MAE WEST
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MAE WEST
Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons.
JOHN RUSKIN
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WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
Leaders do not conform; they reform. If you conform, you are nurturing mediocrity. If you reform, yo...
ISRAELMORE AYIVOR
Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little need of reform in our prisons. -John Ruskin.
JOHN RUSKIN
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VACLAV KLAUS
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THOMAS CARLYLE
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STEPHANIE RAWLINGS-BLAKE
A world class economy will need world class education - and that means continuing to reform our scho...
GORDON BROWN
Republicans get a lot of money from big business, but they are not tied to the union dollar. As a re...
JUAN WILLIAMS
I think the heavier lifting is the budget-process and earmarks [reform]. Lobbyist reform is blaming ...
JEFF FLAKE
We want a reform that is just and fair and not a reform which is going to have such a violent disrup...
ARVIN BOOLELL
Gentlemen, I am tormented by questions; answer them for me. You, for instance, want to cure men of t...
FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY
There are people with vested interest who do not want us to reform our energy sector so that we rema...
VEERAPPA MOILY
Obviously, it is not a clear path for reform. That being said, I do think we've got some momentum.
DERRICK MAX
I would hope that the staffs at juvenile detention centers and reform schools are carefully chosen s...
ADAM RAPP
I do certainly see chances that a grand coalition can take on major reform projects and reform chall...
DIETER HUNDT
Koizumi tried to achieve reform within the LDP framework ... But he couldn't do that, so that means ...
YASUNORI SONE
Koizumi tried to achieve reform within the LDP framework ... But he couldn't do that, so that means ...
YASUNORI SONE
You do not reform a world by ignoring it.
GEORGE BUSH
Reform is affirmative, conservatism negative; conservatism goes for comfort, reform for truth. The C...
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itse...
MARK TWAIN
To innovate is not to reform.
EDMUND BURKE
Some often repent, yet never reform; they resemble a man traveling in a dangerous path, who frequent...
BONNELL THORNTON
What we have to do is allow the people to set the agenda for this country and not the special intere...
BILL BRADLEY
Well, that and workers' comp reform. He did lobby me for workers' comp reform, because Paul Patton a...
ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG STUMBO
To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
VICTOR HUGO
For years I have been complaining about this very thing. You have the power to reform and that's wha...
JAMES NEAL
A man who marries a woman to educate her falls a victim to the same fallacy as the woman who marries...
ALPHONSE KARR
Reform is not a one-night stand.
JOHN BOLTON
Reform is not a period of retreat.
DAVID REMNICK
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BARBARA KERR
Every reform is only a mask under cover of which a more terrible reform, which dares not yet name it...
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
The share reform is the primary task for the capital market reform and development in 2006.
SHANG FULIN
At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still...
CLARENCE DARROW
At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still...
CLARENCE DARROW
At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he stil...
CLARENCE DARROW
At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still...
RODNEY DANGERFIELD
This is the administration to continue reform, ... Even after I leave in September of next year, I d...
JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI
I do think that Social Security reform needs to be bipartisan, and we are going to have to reach tha...
JUDY BIGGERT
What we need is fundamental tax reform.
ROB PORTMAN
I hope to reinforce the recognition of the need for reform, ... There's a lot of nominal support for...
PAUL A. VOLCKER
The promise of education reform can never be fulfilled without adequate funding, and by shortchangin...
JOSEPH LIEBERMAN
We're all for reform. But you have to do it right.
LANCE CORCORAN
To reform the world - means to reform upbringing...
JANUSZ KORCZAK
Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard wor...
THOMAS CARLYLE
I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration'...
JACK KINGSTON
Here is your great soul—the man who has given himself over to Fate; on the other hand, that man is...
SENECA
If you take a look at Medicare, there are things we could do, not just tort reform but truly reform ...
JOHN HOEVEN
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.
ELIZABETH FRY
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.
EURIPIDES
The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itse...
MARK TWAIN
At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still...
RODNEY DANGERFIELD
If the states and territories do not sign up to fundamental reform, then my message is equally simpl...
KEVIN RUDD
A plumber's idea of Cleopatra [Mae West].
W. C. FIELDS
If man is only a little lower than the angels, the angels should reform.
MARY WILSON LITTLE
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SITARAM YECHURY
I fully expect that Congress will iron out the differences. With Social Security reform a bust, pens...
JAMES KLEIN
Additionally, any Human Rights Council reform that allows countries with despicable human rights rec...
MICHAEL MCCAUL
I'm for tax reform, not tax increases.
GROVER NORQUIST
Intervention can be effective in the short term, but it doesn't do much to arrest the bigger issues....
BOB LYNCH
Our manifesto to the British people promised to finish the job of police reform. And that is exactly...
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STEVEN ESPINOSA
All the punishment in the world will not reform a man, unless he knows that he who inflicts it upon ...
ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL
America needs education reform on all levels to expand quality schools, build on past successes, and...
KEVIN MCCARTHY
All zeal for a reform, that gives offence To peace and charity, is mere pretence.
WILLIAM COWPER
House conservatives should seek to marry fiscal and ethics reform. It is not enough for us to change...
MIKE PENCE
We are confident that it (reform) will happen,
CELSO AMORIM
I would advise the middle school reform committee to keep in mind what parents want and students nee...
HEIDI CARTER
He believes it's a good idea and a step in the right direction. But he did say he would continue to ...
JANELLE ERICKSON
Missionaries are going to reform the world whether it wants to or not.
OSCAR WILDE
Missionaries are going to reform the world whether it wants to or not
OSCAR WILDE
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PETER NAVARRO
That is not America. We need immigration reform that treats people with dignity.
JOE COURTNEY
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ZHOU XIAOCHUAN
The paradox is that the Republicans could reform their party before the Democrats do.
MARSHALL WITTMANN
What's good for reform is bad for the reformers
LOREN D. ESTLEMAN
All zeal for a reform, that gives offenceTo peace and charity, is mere pretence.
WILLIAM COWPER
For Republicans, it's politically stupid. It's not 527 reform. It's something that restricts speech.
DAVID KEATING
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DOUG SCOFIELD
A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.
MORT SAHL
A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.
MORT SAHL
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We have to do something to convince our senators that we need a good immigration reform.
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Stand for something. Make your life mean something. Start where you are with what you have. You are ...
GERMANY KENT
The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you w...
BASHAR AL-ASSAD
Change is not reform, any more than noise is music.
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You reform those issues that need reforming. You do not do a one-size-fits-all wholesale new creatio...
CHARLES SYMINGTON
Those born of God are called to reform their country, for that reason Christians need to have a vict...
SUNDAY ADELAJA
It is a dangerous thing to reform anyone.
OSCAR WILDE
An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away. ~Mae West
LAINA CHARLESTON
I don't think either party is the party of radical reform. Both will do evolutionary reform, and in ...
ELLIS KRAUSS
Revolt is not reform, and one revolutionary administration is not good government.
LINCOLN STEFFENS
Reform is 'the biggest dividend' for China.
LI KEQIANG
The danger inherent in reform is that the cure may be worse than the disease. Reform is an operatio...
ERIC HOFFER
We're going to give them the benefit of the doubt that they will do what they say they are going to ...
TIMOTHY ADAMS
This initiative holds great promise for expanding the use of online education for students and educa...
JAMEY FITZPATRICK
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Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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I never loved another person the way I loved myself.
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When women go wrong, men go right after them. -Mae West.
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So many men, so little time.
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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.
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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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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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When I have to choose between two evils, I always try to pick the one I haven't tried before.
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Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie.
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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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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.
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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
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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
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The best way to behave is to misbehave.
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A woman in love can't be reasonable--or she probably wouldn't be in love.
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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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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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Dating should be less about matching outward circumstances than meeting your inner necessity.
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When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.
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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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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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Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.
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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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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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The best way to find your perfect match is to meet love halfway.
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Don't marry a man to reform him--that's what reform schools are for.
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When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.
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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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There are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.
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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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[Nov. 30-Dec. 10:] Dirty Blonde ... I made myself platinum, but I was born a dirty blonde.
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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.
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Let men see what's coming to them, and women will get what's coming to them.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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I've been rich and I've been poor. Believe me, rich is better.
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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.
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The score never interested me, only the game.
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The curve is more powerful than the sword.
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Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
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Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
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He who hesitates is last
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I take it out in the open and laugh at it.
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