I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.


Mae West

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She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.
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I always say, keep a diary and someday it'll keep you.
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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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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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When women go wrong, men go right after them. -Mae West.
MAE WEST
Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up.
MAE WEST
So many men, so little time.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
Sex is an emotion in motion.
MAE WEST
Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.
MAE WEST
His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.
MAE WEST
I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.
MAE WEST
He who hesitates is a damned fool.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
MAE WEST
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.
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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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.
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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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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.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring.
MAE WEST
I speak two languages, Body and English.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
A woman in love can't be reasonable--or she probably wouldn't be in love.
MAE WEST
When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.
MAE WEST
You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, ...
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
Men are all alike--except the one you've met who's different.
MAE WEST
Men are easy to get but hard to keep.
MAE WEST
Few men know how to kiss well. Fortunately, I've always had time to teach them.
MAE WEST
Kiss and make up--but too much makeup has ruined many a kiss.
MAE WEST
I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right no...
MAE WEST
Sex is emotion in motion.
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A man's kiss is his signature.
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Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
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I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.
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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
Too much of a good thing can be taxing.
MAE WEST
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!
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.
MAE WEST
A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
MAE WEST
I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them.
MAE WEST
Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much eas...
MAE WEST
Women with pasts interest men... they hope history will repeat itself.
MAE WEST
Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
MAE WEST
Saving love doesn't bring any interest.
MAE WEST
'Why don't you come up sometime 'n see me? I'm home every evening.... Come up. I'll tell your fortun...
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sales at the box office.
MAE WEST
You're never too old to become younger.
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Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.
MAE WEST
I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
MAE WEST
It takes two to get one in trouble.
MAE WEST
An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away
MAE WEST
Women with "pasts" interest men because men hope that history will repeat itself.
MAE WEST
Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
MAE WEST
Virtue has its own reward, but has no sale at the box office.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
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MAE WEST
It's not what you can do, but the way you do it that counts.
MAE WEST
A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
MAE WEST
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
MAE WEST
Cultivate your curves--they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
MAE WEST
Look your best--who said love is blind?
MAE WEST
You may admire a girl's curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles...
MAE WEST
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'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
Love thy neighbor--and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easi...
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.
MAE WEST
Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
MAE WEST
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...
MAE WEST
I don't know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man when I see one
MAE WEST
Personally, I like two types of men--domestic and foreign.
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
I was Snow White but I drifted.
MAE WEST
[Per Alexander Pope (1734):] Vice is a monster of so frightful mien/As to be hated, needs but to be ...
MAE WEST
[Nov. 30-Dec. 10:] Dirty Blonde ... I made myself platinum, but I was born a dirty blonde.
MAE WEST
Women want certain things in marriage--the right to a title and a front seat in the lap of luxury.
MAE WEST
Some men are all right in their place--if they only knew the right places!
MAE WEST
Success is a two-bladed golden sword; it knights one and stabs one at the same time.
MAE WEST
(During a trial in which she was accused of indecency on stage)Judge: 'Miss West, are you trying to ...
MAE WEST
Men? Sure, I've known lots of them. But I never found one I liked well enough to marry. Besides, I'v...
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Volunteer activities can foster enormous leadership skills. The non professional volunteer world is ...
MAE WEST
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.
MAE WEST
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
MAE WEST
He who hesitates is last
MAE WEST
Experience is by far the best teacher. You know, ever since I was a little girl I knew that if you l...
MAE WEST
I take it out in the open and laugh at it.
MAE WEST