Mae West

I freely chose the kind of life I led because I was convinced that a woman has as much right as a man to live the way she does if she does no actual harm to society.

Kiss and make up-but too much makeup has ruined many a kiss.

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

A girl in the convertible is worth five in the phone book.

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

I only have 'yes' men around me. Who needs 'no' men?

I believe that one day the world will judge the witch hunt against homosexuals just as harshly as it judges the Spanish Inquisition and the Holocaust.

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

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

I like a man who's good, but not too good - for the good die young, and I hate a dead one.

I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

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

Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from.

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

I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.

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

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

Curve: The loveliest distance between two points.

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

I’ve been things and I've seen places.