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Mae West
Age: 87 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 17
Died: 1980
Died: November 22
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In my long and colorful career, one thing stands out: I have been misunderstood.
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Dennis Thatcher, husband of Margaret Thatcher, when asked who wore the pants in his house, said I do, and I also wash and iron them. I only like two kinds of men domestic and foreign.
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No gold-digging for me I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday.
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It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.
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I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.
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I don't like myself, I'm crazy about myself.
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Marriage is like a book. The whole story takes place between the covers.
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Some of the wildest men make the best pets.
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Sex with love is the greatest thing in life. But sex without love--that's not so bad either.
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All the raves were just words. You don't want to let words confuse you. Words come cheap.
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The score never interested me, only the game.
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Diamonds talk, and I can stand listenin' to 'em often.
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His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.
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It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
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Ya know it was a toss-up whether I go in for diamonds or sing in the choir. The choir lost.
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I have never loved a man as much as I have loved myself
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The finest woman that ever walked the streets.
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all pleasures should be taken in great leisure and are worth going into in detail love is not like eating a quick lunch with one's hat on.
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No one can have everything, so you have to try for what you want most.
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Good women are no fun... The only good woman I can recall in history was Betsy Ross. And all she ever made was a flag.
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