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