48 Mae West Quotes for You to Enjoy

Mae West

American Actress

Born: Aug 17, 1893

Died: Nov 22, 1980

Man Me Men Only Two You

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

You Live Enough Once Only Right

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises. Mae West

Worth Promises Ounce Pounds Performance

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

Those Easily More Shocked Often Should Who

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

Unless Temptation Generally Avoid Resist

Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache. Mae West

Love Poverty Toothache All Things Except Conquers Things

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

Try Three Once Like Make Sure Times Anything Twice

All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else. Mae West

Somebody Second Chance Else Given Discarded Lovers Should Second Chance

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

Coffee Would Someone Cup Double Meaning Double Meaning Asked Search

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

Better Over Looked Overlooked Than

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

Only Uncovered Discover Curves Them

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

Dangerous Cultivate May Curves Your Avoided

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

Say Look How

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

Imitation Real Model Just Real Thing Lady Thing

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

Try Before Evils Tried Never Between Like Always Choosing Two

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

Love Will Easier Neighbor Devastating He Thy Tall Happens Much

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

You Someday Diary Keep

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

Mother Out Thrown Him His Should Kept

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

Man Women Will Fire He Like Him Bald Getting Short

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

Good Better Bad Very

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

Love Woman She Reasonable

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

Love Art Emotion Instinct

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

Better Believe Over Looked Overlooked Than

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

Success Girl Ladder Kind Wrong She Climbed Who

Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried. Mae West

Evils Tried Take Never Between Caught Whenever Two

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