Quotes by Mae West

86 quotes found

Actress · American · 1893–1980

American actress (1893–1980)

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“When you've got the personality you don't need the nudity.”
— Mae West
side

“When I'm good I'm very good but when I'm bad I'm better.”
— Mae West
quips comments

“Between two evils I always picked the one I never tried before.”
— Mae West
risks

“Your real security is yourself. You know you can do it and they can't ever take that away from you.”
— Mae West
security

“She's the kind of woman who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.”
— Mae West
success

“Virtue has its own reward but no sale at the box office.”
— Mae West
virtue