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Mae West
Age: 87 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 17
Died: 1980
Died: November 22
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what's life good fer anyhow? The minute you crawl into the world for no good reason of yer own, it's got you licked four ways from the ace.
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Never ask a man where's he's been. If he's out on legitimate business, he doesn't need an alibi. And, girls, if he has been out on illegitimate business, it's your own fault.
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I consider sex a misdemeanor, the more I miss, de meaner I get.
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The curve is more powerful than the sword.
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A good man is hard to find -- but you'll mostly find him asleep.
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I have never been able to sleep with anyone. I require a full-size bed so that I can lie in the middle of it and extend my arms spreadeagle on both sides without being obstructed.
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Dates in Calendar are Closer Than They Appear! Time is what keeps everything from happening at once. Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.
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Men are all alike - except the one you've met who's different.
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When you think about it, what other playwrights are there besides O'Neill, Tennessee and me?
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Positive thoughts generate positive feelings and attract positive life experiences. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
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There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.
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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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When women go wrong, men go right after them.
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Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
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I've been in more laps than a napkin.
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I go for two kinds of men. The kind with muscles, and the kind without.
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Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'.
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I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.
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Is that a pistol in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? (She made this remark in February 1936, at the railway station in Los Angeles upon her return from Chicago, when a Los Angeles police officer was assigned to escort her home)
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Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
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