Mae West Quotes

Don't marry a man to reform him - that's what reform schools are for.
Mae West

Him, Marry, Schools

A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
Mae West

Him, Two, Leave

Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art.
Mae West

Love, Art, Emotion

It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I say it.
Mae West

She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.
Mae West

Success, Girl, Wrong

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
Mae West

Woman, Words, Few

It takes two to get one in trouble.
Mae West

Two, Trouble, Takes

I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.
Mae West

I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.
Mae West

Curves, Discover, Uncovered

I've been in more laps than a napkin.
Mae West

I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported.
Mae West

Men, Two, Kinds

If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.
Mae West

Someone, Coffee, Meaning

Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring.
Mae West

Woman, Give, Ring

It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.
Mae West

Long, Few, Break

Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
Mae West

Long, Cover, Dresses

I always say, keep a diary and someday it'll keep you.
Mae West

Keep, Someday, Diary

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.
Mae West

Important, Saying, Dignity

Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.
Mae West

Success, Important, Actress

I've been things and seen places.
Mae West

Personally, I like two types of men - domestic and foreign.
Mae West

Men, Two, Foreign

It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.
Mae West

Funny, Hard, Clean

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

Love, Best, Said

Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
Mae West

Office, Virtue, Reward

I'd like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do.
Mae West

Die, Before, Paris

I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
Mae West

Made, Censorship, Fortune

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: August 17, 1893

Died: November 22, 1980

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