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

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

— Mae West

Success

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

— Mae West

Good

“Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art.”

— Mae West

Art

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

— Mae West

Good

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

— Mae West

Time

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

— Mae West

Men

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

— Mae West

Great

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

— Mae West

Women

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

— Mae West

Marriage

“Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.”

— Mae West

Home

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

— Mae West

Funny

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

— 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

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

— Mae West

Life

“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

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

— Mae West

Best

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

— Mae West

Best

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

— Mae West

Love

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

— Mae West

Men