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."

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

— Mae West

Time

All Quotes by Mae West

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

— Mae West

Diet

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

— Mae West

Love

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

— Mae West

Success

“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

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

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

— Mae West

Men

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

— Mae West

Funny

“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

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

— Mae West

Funny

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

— Mae West

Men

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

— Mae West

Time

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

— Mae West

Good

“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

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

— Mae West

Love

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

— Mae West

Success

“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