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."

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

— Mae West

Best

All Quotes by Mae West

“A man's kiss is his signature.”

— Mae West

Men

“Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.”

— Mae West

Love

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

— Mae West

Great

“When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.”

— Mae West

Good

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

— Mae West

Life

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

— Mae West

Success

“It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.”

— Mae West

Funny

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

— Mae West

Good

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

— Mae West

Love

“Any time you got nothing to do - and lots of time to do it - come on up.”

— Mae West

Time

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

— Mae West

Marriage

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

— Mae West

Good

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

— Mae West

Good

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

— Mae West

Men

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

— Mae West

Men

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

— Mae West

Women

“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

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

— Mae West

Diet

“Look your best - who said love is blind?”

— Mae West

Best

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

— Mae West

Love