Mae West Quotes

I believe in censorship. After all, I made a fortune out of it. – Mae West

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. – Mae West

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

I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it. – Mae West

I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure. – Mae West

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before. – Mae West

When I’m good, I’m very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better. – Mae West

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. – Mae West

Marriage is a great institution, but I’m not ready for an institution. – Mae West

Keep a diary, and someday it’ll keep you. – Mae West

It’s not the men in my life that count, it’s the life in my men. – Mae West

I used to be married, but I’m much happier now. – Mae West

A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald, but if he has fire, women will like him. – Mae West

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

Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache. – Mae West

A hard man is good to find. – Mae West

The best way to get over a guy is to get under a new one. – Mae West

A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up. – Mae West

Flattery will get you everywhere. – Mae West

I’m a woman of few words, but lots of action. – Mae West

It’s better to be looked over than overlooked. – Mae West

A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet. – Mae West

Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can’t figure out what from. – Mae West

I only like two kinds of men: domestic and foreign. – Mae West

I never loved another person the way I loved myself. – Mae West

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

When women go wrong, men go right after them. – Mae West

I’m single because I was born that way. – Mae West

Give a man a free hand and he’ll run it all over you. – Mae West

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

It’s not the size of the ship, it’s the motion of the ocean. – Mae West

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly. – Mae West

Better to be looked over than overlooked. – Mae West

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere. – Mae West

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

When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad, I’m better. – Mae West

A man in the house is worth two in the street. – Mae West

It isn’t what I do, but how I do it. It isn’t what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it. – Mae West

Save a boyfriend for a rainy day, and another, in case it doesn’t rain. – Mae West

I’m no model lady. A model’s just an imitation of the real thing. – Mae West

It takes two to get one in trouble. – Mae West

I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it. – Mae West

Cultivate your curves – they may be dangerous but they won’t be avoided. – Mae West

Love is like a boomerang – when you throw it, it comes back. – Mae West

I’m single because I was born that way. – Mae West

I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Believe me, rich is better. – Mae West

To err is human, but it feels divine. – Mae West

The curve is more powerful than the sword. – Mae West

The best way to overcome a temptation is to yield to it. – Mae West

It’s not the men in my life, it’s the life in my men. – Mae West