Mae West Quotes



     “I never loved another person the way I loved myself.”
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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 wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.”
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     “I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.”
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     “I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.”
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     “There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.”
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     “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.”
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     “Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”
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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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     “Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.”
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     “I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.”
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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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    “Look your best - who said love is blind? ”
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     “A woman in love can't be reasonable--or she probably wouldn't be in love.”
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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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     “The curve is more powerful than the sword.”
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    “Keep a diary and one day it'll keep you.”
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    “When women go wrong, men go right after them.”
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    “She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.”
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     “Women with pasts interest men because they hope history will repeat itself.”
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     “The score never interested me, only the game.”
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     “An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.”
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     “Love is like a booger, you pick and pick at it. Then when you get it you wonder how to get rid of it.”
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      “No one can have everything, so you have to try for what you want most.”
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     “I see you're a man with ideals. I better be going before you've still got them.”
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     “You may admire a girl's curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles.”
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     “Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'.”
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     “I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.”
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     “You can do what you want, but saving love doesn't bring any interest.”
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     “A hard man is good to find.”
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    “Goodness had nothing to do with it.”
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     “Men are all alike - except the one you've met who's different.”
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     “If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.”
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     “Life is short. break the rules forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile”
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     “Brains are an asset, if you hide them.”
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     “Marriage is a wonderful institution, but I'm not ready to be institutionalized!”
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     “Too much of a good thing is wonderful!”
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     “Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from.”
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     “I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.”
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     “A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.”
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