I never wanted to be respectable; I just wanted to be me. - Mae West

"I never wanted to be respectable; I just wanted to be me."

Mae West

Comedian Actress American 1893–1980

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

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

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

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