Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.


Mae West

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You can say what you like about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
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
How do you do, Miss West? Mae West: How do you do what?
MAE WEST
I've been doing a lot of thinking about you lately. Mae West, You must be awful tired.
MAE WEST
A plumber's idea of Cleopatra [Mae West].
W. C. FIELDS
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
Riches cover a multitude of woes.
MENANDER
An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away. ~Mae West
LAINA CHARLESTON
They know what they want, but aren't sure how to find it.
JAMES C. DOBSON
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
BIBLE
Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache. -Mae West.
MAE WEST
It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper.
ERROL FLYNN
Paint, and a little prayer, can cover a multitude of sins!
TRAVIS J HEDRICK
When women go wrong, men go right after them. -Mae West.
MAE WEST
Kindness is a currency that can cover a multitude of interpersonal debts.
GEORGE ALEXIOU
Some people say, ‘Do not judge the book by its cover!’ Well, I say not to judge at all. People c...
TOBA BETA
The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.
DENIS DIDEROT
Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a go...
WARREN BUFFETT
We don't want them to feel bad about it, like ?you don't have money, here are your dresses. We want ...
ASHLEY WHEELER
I'd give half my life for just one kiss. Mae West: Then kiss me twice.
MAE WEST
As long as my face is on page one, I don't care what they say about me on page seventeen.
MICK JAGGER
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough
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But as they say about sharks, it's not the ones you see that you have to worry about, it's t...
DAVID BLAINE
I don't care what you say about me, as long as you say something about me, and as long as you spell ...
GEORGE M. COHAN
When you come out, they automatically want to say what you are and compare you to somebody. They wan...
CIARA HARRIS
Carl wasn't doing what they say he was doing. But the result is you still have to go down and cover ...
DAVE TOUB
(During a trial in which she was accused of indecency on stage)Judge: 'Miss West, are you trying to ...
MAE WEST
What is any ocean but a multitude of drops?
DAVID MITCHELL
I can’t really act the way I want to act, or say what I want to say all the time. And a lot of tim...
HILARY DUFF
I don't care what you say about me, as long as you say something about me, and as long as you sp...
GEORGE M. COHAN
I have a lot of social engagements, and I like to dress up for them. I try to wear what I feel comfo...
MARIE-CHANTAL CLAIRE
People can say what they want about me. But I've got a big heart and will keep going.
TYSON FURY
It's a lot of long satin dresses and beading,
COLLETTE DINNIGAN
There is pressure that comes with everything being a big deal. I remember thinking, 'I need to s...
JAMES MERCER
They want to hear what everyone has to say about anything.
EVERETT SHOREY
Say what you want but you NEVER say it with violence!
GERARD WAY
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves. for charity shall cover the multitude ...
BIBLE
In life, it is not a case of what you want but more like what you would like in a case of any decisi...
GARY F EVANS...
Some designers retain a sense of humour about what they do, but others are deathly serious and have ...
HELENA CHRISTENSEN
It was easy to see the cover of People magazine -- she was on the cover 80-odd times -- and see the ...
CHARLES SPENCER
People may or may not say what they mean ... but they always say something designed to get what they...
GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they ...
DAVID MAMET
What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists, is not that they are extreme, but that th...
ROBERT KENNEDY
What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that th...
ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY
What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that th...
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He that goeth about to persuade a multitude that they are not so well governed as they ought to be s...
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He that goeth about to persuade a multitude that they are not so well governed as they ought to be, ...
RICHARD HOOKER
Really think about what you want your eulogy to say about you, then live THAT.
TANYA MASSE
Cover-ups play a very important role. They're not big like they used to be before; they have a certa...
ADRIENNE VITTADINI
It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper.
ERROL FLYNN
It's not what they say about you, it's what they whisper
ERROL FLYNN
A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.
MADONNA
We would expect the Fed to say something about Katrina and what it means for the immediate and long-...
ADAM COLE
They say that dreams are only real as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life?
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The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba s...
BIBLE
In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.'...
JIM BUTCHER
Mae: I've been asked to get married lots of times. Rae: Who asked you? Mae: Mom and Dad. Lots of...
UNKNOWN
I don't mind what the opposition say of me so long as they don't tell the truth about me.
MARK TWAIN
Dresses won't worn out in the wardrobe, but that is not what dresses are designed for.
AMIT KALANTRI
Microsoft and Yahoo say they are doing this to give consumers what they want, but I think if you ask...
ALLEN WEINER
Microsoft and Yahoo say they are doing this to give consumers what they want, but I think if you ask...
ALLEN WEINER
You want what you want and they want what they want, but God does what He wants.
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Most of these trades are short sales for short-term trades. And especially before a long weekend, yo...
MARCELLO FRUSTACI
Ever hear the expression "write what you know?" My version says "write what you want to know." If yo...
AMELIA ATWATER-RHODES
In the tabloid age, people think that they can say what they want. This is not (covered) by free spe...
CAROL THORP
If you get good ratings, they'll cover you even if you have nothing to say.
DONALD TRUMP
They want a jury that can say, 'I've heard about this case, but I can set aside what I've heard, fol...
BILL COATES
We haven't really thought about Oshkosh West since the last time they took care of us which was abou...
DICK DIENER
Ford wanted to prove to a lot of people, and themselves, that they have access if they need it. I do...
CHRISTOPHER WOLFE
You can say what you want about his stuff, but his makeup is off the charts. And he has great stuff....
ELLIOTT AVENT
Do not care what other people say if you know what you are doing is right as long as your conscience...
NISHI DE SILVA
People are still engaged; they still want music, but they want a choice. So I say, just give the peo...
DON ROSE
So long as they don't get violent, I want to let everyone say what they wish, for I myself have alwa...
ALBERT EINSTEIN
In the streets of Paris, you see more long dresses in the summer than you see in the winter, because...
KARL LAGERFELD
Some women hold up dresses that are so ugly and they always say the same thing: 'This looks much bet...
RITA RUDNER
Hell, I suppose if you stick around long enough they have to say something nice about you.
AVA GARDNER
Participate in your own dreams, don’t just say what you want or complain about what you don’t ha...
STEVE MARABOLI
Psychotics, say what you want about them, tend to make the first move.
DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
Psychotics, say what you want about them, tend to make the first move.
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You know what writers say about their long books: If I had another year, the book would be half as l...
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You know what they say about boys next door...
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I guess it's true what they say: if you wait long enough everything changes.
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You have to decide what you want first of all. The problem with so many people is that they do not k...
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It's a great strategy for getting what you want. A lot of aggressive kids think aggression works. Th...
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There are actors who aren't on the cover of magazines but still decide what work they want and w...
FRAN KRANZ
They're a little better I think, but she's stilling having problems with her shins.
HAL CLEMENTS
The players want to leave a legacy that they were tough. When they get out on the field they want th...
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No matter what people say, about what I did, about what I am like... They say you are not dedicated ...
YUVRAJ SINGH
I'm trying to adapt - they say you have to adapt to vertigo.
JASON DAY
You never say never, but I don't think I'd want to do a long-running series.
GUY PEARCE
What’s insidious about the fear of what others will say is that you rarely hear them say it. You i...
JEFF JARVIS
They would say, 'What are YOU eating?' ... And that's what they wanted. They said, 'We want to eat w...
SHIRLEY MACLAINE
The girls want to be competitive and I let them set what they want to do. But if you asked them, the...
DON KERLEY
Women must know themselves better than anyone. If you have ugly legs, wear long dresses. If you have...
AZZEDINE ALAIA
People can say what they want to say,
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UNKNOWN

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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.
MAE WEST
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.
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Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up.
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So many men, so little time.
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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.
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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.
MAE WEST
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.
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He who hesitates is a damned fool.
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Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.
MAE WEST
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.
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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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Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now ju...
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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.
MAE WEST
My advice to those who think they have to take off their clothes to be a star is, once you're boned,...
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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.
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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.
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.
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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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You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, ...
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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.
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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.
MAE WEST
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.
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Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right no...
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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.
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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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I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them.
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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.
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Saving love doesn't bring any interest.
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'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.
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You're never too old to become younger.
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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.
MAE WEST
I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
MAE WEST
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.
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.
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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.
MAE WEST
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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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'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
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.
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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...
MAE WEST
Volunteer activities can foster enormous leadership skills. The non professional volunteer world is ...
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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.
MAE WEST
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
MAE WEST
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...
MAE WEST
I take it out in the open and laugh at it.
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