Mae West > Quotes

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

“There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.”
― Mae West

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.”
― Mae West

“I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.”
― Mae West

“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”
― Mae West

“When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better. ”
― Mae West

“Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.”
― Mae West

“Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from.”
― Mae West

“I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.”
― Mae West

“I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.”
― Mae West

“I'm single because I was born that way.”
― Mae West

“Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes.”
― Mae West

“Don't cry for a man who's left you--the next one may fall for your smile.”
― Mae West

“It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.”
― Mae West

“Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.”
― Mae West, Wit & Wisdom of Mae West

“A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.”
― Mae West

“Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.”
― Mae West

“Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.”
― Mae West, The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said

“Sex is an emotion in motion.”
― Mae West

“All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.”
― Mae West, Wit & Wisdom of Mae West

“I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.”
― Mae West

“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!”
― Mae West

“I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.”
― Mae West

“Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.”
― Mae West

“It is better to be looked over than overlooked.”
― Mae West

“Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else”
― Mae West

“I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.”
― Mae West

“Women like a man with a past, but they prefer a man with a present”
― Mae West

“Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.”
― Mae West

“Look your best - who said love is blind? ”
― Mae West