Mae West Quotes

“I freely chose the kind of life I led because I was convinced that a woman has as much right as a man to live the way she does if she does no actual harm to society.”

“I only read biographies, metaphysics and psychology. I can dream up my own fiction.”

“Marriage? I ain't got time for a husband or child. All my life I've looked after myself as if I was my own child.”

“I don't know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man when I see one.”

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

“Let men see what's coming to them, and women will get what's coming to them.”

“I'd like to see Paris before I die.”

“Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else.”

“A man in the house is worth two in the street.”

“I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.”

“A good man is hard to find -- but you'll mostly find him asleep.”

“Girls, give all your gentlemen friends an even break, even if you have to break them in the attempt.”

“Never ask a man where's he's been. If he's out on legitimate business, he doesn't need an alibi. And, girls, if he has been out on illegitimate business, it's your own fault.”

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

“Don't come crawlin' to a man for love-he likes to get a run for his money.”

“You can do what you want, but saving love doesn't bring any interest.”

“In my long and colorful career, one thing stands out: I have been misunderstood.”

“Hiring someone to write your autobiography is like hiring someone to take a bath for you”

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

“For a long time I was ashamed of the way I lived. Did I reform, you ask? No. I'm not ashamed anymore.”

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

“Don't let a man put anything over on you except an umbrella.”

“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.”

“You may admire a girl's curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles.”

“I've been in 'Who's Who' and I know what's what, but it'll be the first time I ever made the dictionary.”