I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.
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Quotes by Mae West
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Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.
Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
A man's kiss is his signature.
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.
I always say, keep a diary and someday it'll keep you.
Sex is emotion in motion.
To err is human, but it feels divine.
I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
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.
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.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.
Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
Look your best - who said love is blind?
Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported.
It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
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