Mae West

Actress, Singer, Screenwriter

Mae West was a groundbreaking actress and playwright known for her sharp wit and bold exploration of love and independence in her work.

Born
August 17, 1893
Died
November 22, 1980
Quotes
231
Rank
#516

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"A woman in love can't be reasonable - or she probably wouldn't be in love."

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"Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often."

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"You gotta get up early in the morning to catch a fox and stay up late at night to get a mink."

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"It's all right for a perfect stranger to kiss your hand as long as he's perfect."

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"Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up."

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"I’ve been things and I've seen places."

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"All the raves were just words. You don't want to let words confuse you. Words come cheap."

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"A man's kiss is his signature."

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"Is that a pistol in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? (She made this remark in February 1936, at the railway station in Los Angeles upon her return from Chicago, when a Los Angeles police officer was assigned to escort her home)"

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"It's hard to find a good man, but it's good to find a hard one."

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"I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing."

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"How tall are you big boy? Six foot nine inches! Let's go up to my place and talk about the nine inches!"

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"No one can have everything, so you have to try for what you want most."

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"I go for two kinds of men. The kind with muscles, and the kind without."

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"It's not what you can do, but the way you do it that counts."

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"Flattery will get you everywhere."

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