Mae West

Mae West

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Mae West, an American actress, is widely remembered for insights that continue to resonate with readers everywhere. Celebrated for portraying sexually confident characters and for her use of double entendres, often delivering her lines in a distinctive contralto voice, Mae West brought that same intensity to the written and spoken word. 37 of Mae West's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Men, Good, Love, Funny, and Women. Among their most shared lines: "A woman in love can't be reasonable - or she probably wouldn't be in love."

“He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of.”

— Mae West

Marriage

All Quotes by Mae West

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

— Mae West

Great

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

— Mae West

Success

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

— Mae West

Love

“A man's kiss is his signature.”

— Mae West

Men

“When women go wrong, men go right after them.”

— Mae West

Men

“Too much of a good thing can be taxing.”

— Mae West

Good

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

— Mae West

Success

“A hard man is good to find.”

— Mae West

Good

“It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.”

— Mae West

Life

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

— Mae West

Men

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

— Mae West

Diet

“One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it.”

— Mae West

Work

“The best way to hold a man is in your arms.”

— Mae West

Best

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

— Mae West

Dating

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

— Mae West

Love

“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.”

— Mae West

Good

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

— Mae West

Men

“I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.”

— Mae West

Funny

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

— Mae West

Men

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

— Mae West

Good