Quotes by Mae West

86 quotes found

Actress · American · 1893–1980

American actress (1893–1980)

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“When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.”
— Mae West
Better Bad Very

“Too much of a good thing can be taxing.”
— Mae West
Too Much A Good Thing Too

“Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.”
— Mae West
Great Ready Institution

“He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of.”
— Mae West
Man Woman Kind

“Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.”
— Mae West
Day Rain Rainy

“A man's kiss is his signature.”
— Mae West
Man Kiss Signature

“Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.”
— Mae West
Home Door Waiting

“I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported.”
— Mae West
Two Like Only

“I only have 'yes' men around me. Who needs 'no' men?”
— Mae West
Me Yes Needs

“The score never interested me, only the game.”
— Mae West
sports

“One more drink and I'll be under the host.”
— Mae West
alcohol drinking drunkenness

“I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.”
— Mae West
decadence fairy-tales innuendo purity

“Brains are an asset, if you hide them.”
— Mae West
playing-dumb sexism sexism-in-show-business

“They say love is blind . . . and marriage is an insritution. Well I'm nor ready for an instirurion for rhe blind just yet.”
— Mae West
companionship

“When choosing between two evils I always like to take the one I've never tried before.”
— Mae West
experience

“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.”
— Mae West
forgiveness

“He who hesitates is last.”
— Mae West
getting going

“Everything's in the mind. That's where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it.”
— Mae West
goals

“It is better to be looked over than overlooked.”
— Mae West
forgiveness

“Marriage is a great institution but I'm not ready for an institution.”
— Mae West
love marriage