Mary Jane “Mae” West was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, and comedian. She was included in the list of the greatest female stars in American cinema by the American Film Institute. Inspirational Mae West quotes will positively influence your day and your life in the wittiest way.

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Famous Mae West Quotes

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. – Mae West

I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure. – Mae West

Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache. – Mae West

I’ve always had a weakness for foreign affairs. – Mae West

Men are like linoleum floors. Lay ’em right and you can walk all over them for years. – Mae West

Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is. – Mae West

Right now, I think censorship is necessary; the things they’re doing and saying in films right now just shouldn’t be allowed. There’s no dignity anymore and I think that’s very important. – Mae West

I see you’re a man with ideals. I better be going before you’ve still got them. – Mae West

When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad I’m better. – Mae West

Love thy neighbor – and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier. – Mae West

I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it. – Mae West

Women are like roads. The more curves they have, the more dangerous they are. – Mae West

Positive thoughts generate positive feelings and attract positive life experiences. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. – Mae West

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. – Mae West

Everything’s in the mind. That’s where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it. – Mae West

Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? – Mae West

Your real security is yourself. You know you can do it, and they can’t ever take that away from you. – Mae West

It’s hard to find a good man, but it’s good to find a hard one. – Mae West

Love is like a booger; you pick and pick at it. Then when you get it you wonder how to get rid of it. – Mae West

Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I’m tired. – Mae West

It’s not what you can do, but the way you do it that counts. – Mae West

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. – Mae West

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. – Mae West

If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right! – Mae West

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly. – Mae West

JUDGE: Are you trying to show contempt for this court? MAE WEST: I was doin’ my best to hide it. – Mae West

The score never interested me, only the game. – Mae West

He’s the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of. – Mae West

I’m a woman of very few words, but lots of action. – Mae West

I’m single because I was born that way. – Mae West

Women like a man with a past, but they prefer a man with a present. – Mae West

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often. – Mae West

To err is human, but it feels divine. – Mae West

He who hesitates is a damned fool. – Mae West

A man’s kiss is his signature. – Mae West

Why don’t you come up sometime and see me? – Mae West

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere. – Mae West

I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it. – Mae West

Marriage is a great institution, but I’m not ready for an institution. – Mae West

It’s not the men in your life that matters, it’s the life in your men. – Mae West

Save a boyfriend for a rainy day—and another, in case it doesn’t rain. – Mae West

Do not marry a man to reform him. That is what reform schools are for. – Mae West

All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else. – Mae West

One and one is two; two and two is four; and ‘five will get you ten’ if you work it right! – Mae West

A woman in love can’t be reasonable—or she probably wouldn’t be in love. – Mae West

Between two evils, I generally like to pick the one I never tried before. – Mae West

A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him. – Mae West

A hard man is good to find. – Mae West

When women go wrong, men go right after them. – Mae West

I speak two languages, Body and English. – Mae West

It’s better to be looked over than overlooked. – Mae West

I always say, keep a diary and someday it’ll keep you. – Mae West

A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up. – Mae West

His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork. – Mae West

Give a man a free hand and he’ll run it all over you. – Mae West

I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported. – Mae West

Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can’t figure out what from. – Mae West

There are no good girls gone wrong – just bad girls found out. – Mae West

I wrote the story myself. It’s about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it. – Mae West

I’m no model lady. A model’s just an imitation of the real thing. – Mae West

Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes. – Mae West

Don’t cry for a man who’s left you–the next one may fall for your smile. – Mae West

Cultivate your curves – they may be dangerous, but they won’t be avoided. – Mae West

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

It is better to be looked over than overlooked. – Mae West

Don’t keep a man guessing too long – he’s sure to find the answer somewhere else – Mae West

Look your best – who said love is blind? – Mae West

You are never too old to become younger! – Mae West

I have found men who didn’t know how to kiss. I’ve always found time to teach them. – Mae West

Men are my hobby, if I ever got married, I’d have to give it up. – Mae West

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

The curve is more powerful than the sword. – Mae West

Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one. – Mae West

I never loved another person the way I loved myself. – Mae West

Keep a diary and one day it’ll keep you. – Mae West

I’ve been things and seen places. – Mae West

She’s the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong. – Mae West

Women with pasts interest men because they hope history will repeat itself. – Mae West

I only read biographies, metaphysics and psychology. I can dream up my own fiction. – Mae West

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises. – Mae West

Everyone has the right to run his own life- even if you’re heading for a crash. What I’m against is blind flying. – Mae West

Love isn’t an emotion or an instinct – it’s an art. – Mae West

No one can have everything, so you have to try for what you want most. – Mae West

I’ve been in more laps than a napkin. – Mae West

It’s all right for a perfect stranger to kiss your hand as long as he’s perfect. – Mae West

Don’t marry a man to reform him – that’s what reform schools are for. – Mae West

The best way to hold a man is in your arms. – Mae West

You may admire a girl’s curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles. – Mae West

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. – Mae West

Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!’ ‘Goodness had nothing to do with it’. – Mae West

I didn’t discover curves; I only uncovered them. – Mae West

Men are all alike – except the one you’ve met who’s different. – Mae West

You can do what you want but saving love doesn’t bring any interest. – Mae West

A man in the house is worth two on the street. – Mae West

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

Brains are an asset, if you hide them. – Mae West

When in doubt, take a bath… – Mae West

What’s the good of resisting temptation? There’ll always be more. – Mae West

A me piacciono solo due tipi di uomini: gli stranieri e quelli del mio Paese. – Mae West