Mae West

Comedian Actress American 1893 – 1980

Pioneered double entendre comedy and sexual humor in early Hollywood.

380 quotes

"I've everything I need in life except men."
Humor
"Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous, but they won't be avoided."
Beauty
"Too much monkey business."
Humor
"I've always been more interested in the future than in preserving the past."
Change
"I like two kinds of men - domestic and imported."
Humor
"I was reading the manual for my life, and it said refund."
Humor
"I believe that it's better to be looked over than overlooked."
"The good die young because they see it's no use."
Humor
"It's not the men in your life that counts - it's the life in your men."
Relationships
"I see you every time I close my eyes."
Love
"How long do you think it'll last? Twenty, thirty years?"
Humor
"I'm a hard act to follow but an easy woman to find."
Humor
"I must confess, I was born at a very early age."
Humor
"Are you a magician? Because whenever I look at you, everyone else disappears."
Love
"I never made mistakes - I just had learning experiences."
Wisdom
"All in all, I've had a wonderful life."
Gratitude
"I always say that honesty is the best policy."
Truth
"If you want to know about the future, all you have to do is look at the past."
History
"The score never interested me - only the game."
Life
"I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that makes my children illegitimate."
Humor
"I like my life. I've had a good time."
Happiness
"I have the body of an eighteen-year-old. I keep it in my freezer."
Humor
"Once I'm a star, I'll be rich and famous."
Success
"I believe in enjoying life while I'm still young and beautiful."
"I'd like to meet your mother."
Humor
"I never lift a finger, I don't have to."
Power
"I'm the kind of woman that men want to marry, not just to marry."
Relationships
"I enjoy the company of men, but I don't need them."
"I always arrive late to the party, but I make an entrance."
Humor
"When I'm bad, I'm better."
Humor