It is better to be looked over than overlooked.


Mae West

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I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.
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JAMES C. DOBSON
A plumber's idea of Cleopatra [Mae West].
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An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away. ~Mae West
LAINA CHARLESTON
Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache. -Mae West.
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When women go wrong, men go right after them. -Mae West.
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I've been doing a lot of thinking about you lately. Mae West, You must be awful tired.
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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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I looked at her. "Aren't you scared?"
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MARGARET MCMULLAN
I'd give half my life for just one kiss. Mae West: Then kiss me twice.
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough
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To be over cautious is a better idea than to be over ignorant.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN)
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It is better to be a pragmatist than a lunatic.
DEBASISH MRIDHA
Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a go...
WARREN BUFFETT
(During a trial in which she was accused of indecency on stage)Judge: 'Miss West, are you trying to ...
MAE WEST
I thought it would be better to starve slowly over there than instantly over here.
JAMES DEPREIST
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...
CHARLOTTE CHURCH
It is better to be without a kingdom than to rule over a petty one; better to be without a friend th...
CHANAKYA
To be honest, there are no problems between me and Messi. People have their own opinions about who t...
CRISTIANO RONALDO
I know now: what is is all that matters. Not the thing you know is meant to be, not what could be, n...
AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS
People looked around and said there's got to be a better party than this one.
GERRY LANGELER
It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly.
OSCAR WILDE
It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly.
OSCAR WILDE
(Thrift stores) tend to do better on the East Side than the West.
RENEE THOMAS
While it is better to be loved than hated, it is also far better to be hated than ignored.
VIET THANH NGUYEN
It is better to be famous than notorious, but better to be notorious than obscure.
JAMES K. FEIBLEMAN
It is what it is, it is what you make it.
JAMES DURBIN
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H. L. MENCKEN
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HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN
I would rather write or record something great and have it overlooked than do mediocre work and have...
PATTI SMITH
At the moment it is much more unknown to me here than in the American west, which I know quite well ...
WIM WENDERS
Sometimes it's better to have a benign dictator than a dumb democracy, to be honest.
SERJ TANKIAN
It better befits a man to laugh than to lament over it.
SENECA
But we have better surveillance of West Nile than we did in 2002.
LINN HARAMIS
It is better that a man should tyrannize over his bank balance than over his fellow citizens
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES
It is better to be than belong.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It is better to be honourable than be honoured.
SHIV KHERA
It is better to be supportive than be superior.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It is better to be redeemed than be rich.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
TOM STOPPARD
It is better to be trusted than to be loved.
DAVID O. MACKAY
It is better to be good than to be original.
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE
It is better to be redeemed than to be rich.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It is better to be safe than sorry.
PROVERB
It is better to be faithful than famous.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
It is better to be safe than sorry.
AMERICAN PROVERB
It is better to be envied than pitied.
HERODOTUS
It is better to be gentle than rude.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It is better to be envied than pitied.
HERODOTUS ("FATHER OF HISTORY")
It is better to be ignorant than mistaken
JAPANESE PROVERB
It is better to be loved than feared
AFRICAN PROVERB
It is better to be redundant than remiss.
RAIN BOJANGLES
It is better to be polite than rude.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It is better to serve than be served.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It is better to be positive than negative.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It is better to be faithful than famous
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
It is better to be sorrowful than sad.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It is better to be feared than loved.
LEWIS CARROLL
It is better to be patient than proud.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
Is it better to be useful than successful?
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It better befits a man to laugh at life than to lament over it
SENECA
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ALEX PAREENE
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BERTRAND RUSSELL
It is better to have God over your shoulder, than carry the world alone on your back.
ANTHONY LICCIONE
It really is better to be lucky than to be good.
JEFF LINDSAY
There's no one in the West even close to the Spurs. They're so much better than anybody else.
CHARLES BARKLEY
It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfi...
JOHN STUART MILL
It really it is better to be safe than sorry.
SEAN HANNA
It is better to be alone, she figures, than to be with someone who can't see who you are. It is bett...
E. LOCKHART
Gold Beach looked better than they did the first two games.
JOE MORIN
It's better to be honest about your opinions than to pretend you don't have them.
CAMPBELL BROWN
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FRANK SCHADE
Sometimes it is better to be kind than right.
KARLA MONTALBANO
It is better to be thought perverse than insincere.
SAMUEL RICHARDSON
It is better to hope than be un-happy.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
It is better to be foolish than a dilettante.
ABHIJIT NASKAR
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SARAH REES BRENNAN
It was better than expected, considering it was just more than 10 times over-subscribed.
ANTONY MAK
Over preparing for your competition is better than underpreparing.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO
I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is.
TED TURNER
It is better to be unfaithful than faithful without wanting to be.
BRIGITTE BARDOT
It is better to be Unfaithful, than Faithful without wanting to be.
BRIGITTE BARDOT
It is better to be completely ignorant than to be ill taught.
VIKRANT PARSAI
It is better to be killed than frightened to death.
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It is better to be poor than to live alone.
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Why is it better to love than to be loved? It is surer.
SACHA GUITRY
Why is it better to love than to be loved? It is surer
SACHA GUITRY
Why is it better to love than to be loved? It is surer
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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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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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I go for two kinds of men. The kind with muscles, and the kind without.
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A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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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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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.
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Too much of a good thing can be taxing.
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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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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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Virtue has its own reward, but no sales at the box office.
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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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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.
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A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty--he has suffered longer.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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Some women pick men to marry--and others pick them to pieces.
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I've been in more laps than a napkin.
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Too many girls follow the line of least resistance--but a good line is hard to resist.
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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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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.
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.
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.
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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?
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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.
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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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