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

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

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

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

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
– Mae West

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

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

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

I believe that it’s better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.
– Mae West

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

I don’t like myself, I’m crazy about myself.
– Mae West

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

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

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

If you put your foot in it, be sure it’s your best foot.
– Mae West

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

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

I’m no angel, but I’ve spread my wings a bit.
– Mae West

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

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

It’s not the men in my life that count, it’s the life in my men.
– Mae West

I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor… Believe me, rich is better.
– Mae West

Look your best – who said love is blind?
– 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

Personality is the most important thing to an actress’s success.
– Mae West

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

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

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

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

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.
– Mae West

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

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

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