Quotes by Mae West

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

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

“It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.”

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

“I never loved another person the way I loved myself.”

“Goodness had nothing to do with it.”

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.”

“I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.”

“Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.”

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

“He who hesitates is a damned fool.”

“Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.”

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

“She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.”

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

“I'm single because I was born that way.”

“Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.”

“You are never too old to become younger!”

“There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.”

“Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.”