Mae West Quotes - Page 9

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

  Mae West

  Want, Rave

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• Good women are no fun... The only good woman I can recall in history was Betsy Ross. And all she ever made was a flag.

  Mae West

  Sarcastic, Witty, Fun

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• Good theater is not what is expected, but what surprises.

  Mae West

  Surprise, Theater, Expected

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

  Mae West

  Sarcastic, Witty, Humorous

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• Too many girls follow the line of least resistance, but a good line is hard to resist.

  Mae West

  Girl, Lines, Resistance

  Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”

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• Women want certain things in marriage--the right to a title and a front seat in the lap of luxury.

  Mae West

  Women, Luxury, Titles

  Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”

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• I'd like to see Paris before I die.

  Mae West

  Paris, Dies, Before I Die

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• The bite of existence did not cut into one in Hollywood ... Life elsewhere was real and slippery and struggled in the arms like a big fish dying in air.

  Mae West

  Real, Cutting, Air

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• all pleasures should be taken in great leisure and are worth going into in detail; love is not like eating a quick lunch with one's hat on.

  Mae West

  Sex, Taken, Love Is

  Mae West (1959). “Goodness Had Nothing to Do with it: Autobiography”, Chelsea House

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• Dates in Calendar are Closer Than They Appear! Time is what keeps everything from happening at once. Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.

  Mae West

  Time, Diaries, Calendars

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• Poor Mary Ann! She gave the guy an inch and now he thinks he's a ruler.

  Mae West

  Thinking, Guy, Poor

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• Reason was nowhere, time was an immovable object nailed high on the wall, except where the world kept shop.

  Mae West

  Sex, Wall, World

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• Money is of value for what it buys, and in love it buys time, place, intimacy, comfort, and a private corner alone.

  Mae West

  Money, Powerful, Comfort

  Mae West (1959). “Goodness Had Nothing to Do with it: Autobiography”, Chelsea House

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• A girl in the convertible is worth five in the phone book.

  Mae West

  Girl, Book, Phones

  Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”

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• men are not realists - only women are.

  Mae West

  Men, Realist

  Mae West (1959). “Goodness Had Nothing to Do with it: Autobiography”, Chelsea House

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• Ya know it was a toss-up whether I go in for diamonds or sing in the choir. The choir lost.

  Mae West

  Toss, Choir, Lost

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• One more drink and I'll be under the host.

  Mae West

  Sex, Women, Food

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• A real farmer. He spent his childhood in the wheat, and his marriage in the hay.

  Mae West

  Real, Childhood, Hay

  "Fictional character: Marlo Manners". "Sextette", www.imdb.com. 1978.

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• Tira begins to sing "I'm No Angel" to him as the screen fades: Baby, I can warm you with this love of mine. I'm No Angel. Aw, let me feel my fingers running through your hair, I can give you kisses. . . .

  Mae West

  Love, Running, Baby

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• Woman: You certainly know the way to a man's heart. Mae West: Funny, too, 'cause I don't know how to cook.

  Mae West

  Heart, Men, Way

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• 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.

  Mae West

  Firsts, Made, First Time

  Goodness Had Nothing to DoWith It ch. 17 (1959)

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• I enjoyed the courtroom as just another stage but not so amusing as Broadway.

  Mae West

  Sassy, Broadway, Amusing

  Mae West (1959). “Goodness Had Nothing to Do with it: Autobiography”, Chelsea House

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• Some women pick men to marry--and others pick them to pieces.

  Mae West

  Marriage, Women, Pieces

  Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”

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• Life's just a merry-go-round. Come on up. You might get a brass ring.

  Mae West

  Life, Might, Brass

  Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”

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• Hollywood was like a mouse being followed by a cat called television.

  Mae West

  Cat, Hollywood, Television

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