Mae West's Quotes

A man in the house is worth two in the street.

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

Don't marry a man to reform him - that's what reform schools are for.

It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I say it.

It takes two to get one in trouble.

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.

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

I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.

It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.

I always say, keep a diary and someday it'll keep you.

I've been in more laps than a napkin.

Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.

Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring.

I've been things and seen places.

Look your best - who said love is blind?

Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.

Personally, I like two types of men - domestic and foreign.

Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.

I'd like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do.

It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.

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

Too much of a good thing can be taxing.

I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.

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

Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.

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.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

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

When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.

Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.

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

A man's kiss is his signature.

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

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

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.

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

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

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

A woman in love can't be reasonable - or she probably wouldn't be in love.

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.

A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

When women go wrong, men go right after them.

Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else.

I never loved another person the way I loved myself.

Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.

When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.

Sex is emotion in motion.