Mae West was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian. Here we have shared Mae West quotes about life, marriage, aging, big boy, book, I’m no angel, inspirational and motivational.
Mae West was born on August 17, 1893, in Brooklyn, New York, United States, and died on November 22, 1980, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. His husband’s name Frank Wallace (m. 1911; div. 1943).
Mae West quotes
I believe that it’s better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked. – Mae West
Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins. – Mae West
I’m no model lady. A model’s just an imitation of the real thing. – Mae West
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. – Mae West
His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork. – Mae West
When I’m good I’m very, very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better. – Mae West
I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported. – Mae West
The best way to hold a man is in your arms. – Mae West
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. – Mae West
One and one is two, and two and two are four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it. – Mae West
She’s the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong. – Mae West
A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up. – Mae West
Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they’re doing and saying in films right now just shouldn’t be allowed. There’s no dignity anymore and I think that’s very important. – Mae West
It isn’t what I do, but now I do it. It isn’t what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it. – Mae West
I’ve been in more laps than a napkin. – Mae West
I’m a woman of very few words, but lots of action. – Mae West
Look your best – who said love is blind? – Mae West
When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad I’m better. – Mae West
I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. – Mae West
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond. – Mae West
I didn’t discover curves; I only uncovered them. – Mae West
I speak two languages, Body and English. – Mae West
It’s not the men in my life that count, it’s the life in my men. – Mae West
Love thy neighbor – and if he happens to be tall, debonair, and devastating, it will be that much easier. – Mae West
Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is. – Mae West
He’s the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of. – Mae West
Don’t keep a man guessing too long – he’s sure to find the answer somewhere else. – Mae West
I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure. – Mae West
If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning. – Mae West
Too much of a good thing can be taxing. – Mae West
Marriage is a great institution, but I’m not ready for an institution. – Mae West
Save a boyfriend for a rainy day – and another, in case it doesn’t rain. – Mae West
Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I’m tired. – Mae West
Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache. – Mae West
Whenever I’m caught between two evils, I take the one I’ve never tried. – Mae West
To err is human, but it feels divine. – 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
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly. – Mae West
I only have ‘yes’ men around me. Who needs ‘no’ men? – Mae West
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before. – Mae West
He who hesitates is a damned fool. – Mae West
I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it. – Mae West
I’ve been to things and seen places. – Mae West
An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises. – Mae West
Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office. – Mae West
Cultivate your curves – they may be dangerous but they won’t be avoided. – Mae West
Give a man a free hand and hell run it all over you. – Mae West
Personality is the most important thing to an actress’s success. – Mae West
Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often. – Mae West
A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him. – Mae West
A man’s kiss is his signature. – Mae West
Sex is emotion in motion. – Mae West
I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it. – Mae West
I always say, keep a diary and someday it’ll keep you. – Mae West
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before. – Mae West
A man in the house is worth two in the street. – Mae West
Personally, I like two types of men – domestic and foreign. – Mae West
I like restraint if it doesn’t go too far. – Mae West
A woman in love can’t be reasonable – or she probably wouldn’t be in love. – Mae West
It takes two to get one in trouble. – Mae West
Love isn’t an emotion or an instinct – it’s an art. – Mae West
All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else. – Mae West
Don’t marry a man to reform him – that’s what reform schools are for. – Mae West
I see you’re a man with ideals. I better be going before you’ve still got them. – Mae West
Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring. – Mae West
Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can’t figure out what from. – Mae West
I enjoyed the courtroom as just another stage but not so amusing as Broadway. – 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
The score never interested me, only the game. – Mae West
A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that’s subtraction. – 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. – Mae West
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