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"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough"
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"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it."
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"Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before."
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"There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out."
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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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"Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand."
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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'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing."
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"I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure."
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"Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often."
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"Its not the men in your life that matters, its the life in your men."
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"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful! "
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"Sex is an emotion in motion."
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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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"Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided."
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"Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution."
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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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"Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes."
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"I use to be Snow White, but I drifted."
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"It is better to be looked over than overlooked."
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"To err is human - but it feels divine."
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"I'm single because I was born that way."
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"You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think."
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"Look your best - who said love is blind? "
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"Women like a man with a past, but they prefer a man with a present"
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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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"Good women are no fun... The only good woman I can recall in history was Betsy Ross. And all she ever made was a flag."
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"If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!"
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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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"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork."
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"Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache."
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"Keep a diary and one day it'll keep you."
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"He who hesitates is a damned fool."
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"Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly."
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"You are never too old to become younger!"
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""When I am good...I am very, very good!
But when I am bad...honey, I am better!"
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"Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up."
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"JUDGE: Are you trying to show contempt for this court?

MAE WEST: I was doin' my best to hide it."
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"Love thy neighbor -- and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier."
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"One more drink and I'll be under the host."
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"I've been things and seen places
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"Everyone has the right to run his own life- even if you're heading for a crash. What I'm against is blind flying."
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"The curve is more powerful than the sword."
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""A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up""
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"Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before"
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"If you want me just whistle. You know how to whistle don't you? Just put your lips together and blow."
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"An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
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"All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else."
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I only read biographies, metaphysics and psychology. I can dream up my own fiction. "
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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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