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It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

Mae West

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Mae West
Age: 87 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 17
Died: 1980
Died: November 22
Actor
Actress
Autobiographer
Comedian
Film Actor
Playwright
Screenwriter
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Brooklyn
New York
Mary Jane West
Jane West
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Sexy
Looked
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Women
Better

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A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
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Don't ever make the same mistake twice unless it pays.
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I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.
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I speak two languages, Body and English.
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It's not what you can do, but the way you do it that counts.
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I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.
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