I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.


Mae West

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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
MAE WEST
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
MAE WEST
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
MAE WEST
It's always easier to avoid temptation than to resist it.
RANDY ALCORN
I can resist everything except temptation.
OSCAR WILDE
I can resist anything except temptation.
OSCAR WILDE
I can resist anything but temptation.
OSCAR WILDE
Don't tempt me, I can resist anything but temptation
BOB HOPE
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.
OSCAR WILDE
I resist the temptation to curate my apartment.
THELMA GOLDEN
I would dearly love to resist the temptation, if you can call it that, to worry. It's boring, it...
PETER MAYLE
Only the strong hearted can resist temptation and only but a fool would resist love.
JAMINE ISABEL E. UY
A plumber's idea of Cleopatra [Mae West].
W. C. FIELDS
How do you do, Miss West? Mae West: How do you do what?
MAE WEST
Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get pe...
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA
Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a go...
WARREN BUFFETT
I could go on and on telling you about clocks but I shall resist the temptation.
FRANK KING
Help me to resist temptation, Lord, especially when I know no one is looking.
ANONYMOUS
Lead me not into temptation. I can find it myself. (T-Shirt)
DARYNDA JONES
An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away. ~Mae West
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Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache. -Mae West.
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We don't move on in the stunt unless it looks like a hit. So when I see it on TV, I'm genera...
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When women go wrong, men go right after them. -Mae West.
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Why resist temptation? There will always be more.
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Why resist temptation? There will always be more
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I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.
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I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.
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I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.
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I do not have a merchandise line. I don't sell knives or apparel. Though I have been approached ...
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We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
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He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
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He who cannot resist temptation is not a man
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Resist the temptation to see yourself as a victim.
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Oh, Miss West, I've heard so much about you. Mae West: Yeah, honey, but you can't prove a thing.
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Don't get old, if you can avoid it.
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You can't do it unless you can imagine it.
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When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness i...
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Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
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I generally don't think most situations can be labeled as black or white.
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I don't like doing most things unless I can do them quite well.
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I'd give half my life for just one kiss. Mae West: Then kiss me twice.
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When I try to get work in the US all they say is that I need to lose weight - but I bet they never s...
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough
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I don't set out to offend or shock, but I also don't do anything to avoid it.
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Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.
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Those who operate through the Holy Spirit are more equipped to resist temptation.
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P. J. O'ROURKE
I've been doing a lot of thinking about you lately. Mae West, You must be awful tired.
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Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address.
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I won't do anything unless it's the absolute best.
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Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.
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I don't wanna be preached to. Unless it's in a beautiful voice, I don't want that.
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I don't want to do something unless it feels organic.
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You can't go wrong with pizza, unless it's terrible pizza.
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You can't sing about love unless you know about it.
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The experiments show quite clearly that, as you resist more and more temptation, you're actually...
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I don't generally hang out with crazy people.
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I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that.
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I don't have famous neighbours and if I did, I'd avoid them. I don't live the jet-set.
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The best way to overcome temptation is to avoid the tempting situation.
UNKNOWN
I'm not used to interviews. People don't generally interview waitresses.
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I don't rise to the occasion unless I'm really moved.
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But no, I don't generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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