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Don't come crawlin' to a man for love-he likes to get a run for his money.

Mae West

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Mae West
Age: 87 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 17
Died: 1980
Died: November 22
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It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
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I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them.
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A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
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I saw what a mess a lot of people could make of their lives when they're smitten. Some of them go temporarily insane. They find a person who they think holds the key to their happiness-the only key to their happiness... My work has always been my greatest happiness
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I didn't discover curves I only uncovered them.
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Why don’t you come up and have a little ... scotch and sofa?
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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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Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
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Why don't you come up sometime 'n see me? I'm home every evening. . . . Come up. I'll tell your fortune. . . . Ah, you can be had.
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Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
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Let men see what's coming to them, and women will get what's coming to them.
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