Mae West Quotes

American - Actress August 17, 1893 - November 22, 1980

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.

Promises Performance Worth Ounce

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

Funny Snow White Used

Sex is emotion in motion.

Sex Emotion Motion

Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.

Day Rain Dating Rainy Day Save

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

Funny Always Never Two

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

Live You Enough Only

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

Success Personality Important Actress

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

Coffee Search Someone Meaning Double

Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.

Love Poverty Things All Things

Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.

Home Waiting Tired Me

Top 10
Mae West
Quotes

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

Try Three Anything Like Twice

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

Marriage Great Ready Institution

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.

Always Try Never Like

I see you're a man with ideals. I better be going before you've still got them.

Man You Better See

A man's kiss is his signature.

Man Romantic Kiss Signature His

Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.

You Diary Someday Keep

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

Curves Only Them Discover

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.

Curves Dangerous Your May

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

Good Too Much Wonderful Much Too

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

Love Art Emotion Instinct

Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier.

Love Will Tall Neighbor

His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork.

Mother Out Him Should

I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.

Believe Better I Believe Over

He who hesitates is a damned fool.

Fool Who He Hesitates

When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.

Good Bad Better Very

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

Temptation Avoid Resist Unless

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