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Don't ever make the same mistake twice unless it pays.

Mae West

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Mae West
Age: 87 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 17
Died: 1980
Died: November 22
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Mary Jane West
Jane West
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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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Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
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Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
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If you put your foot in it, be sure it's your best foot.
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It's not what you say, but how you say it!
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[On the metaphysical:] ... I knew in some marvelous way I had touched the hem of the unknown. And being me, I wanted to lift that hemline a little bit more.
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When women go wrong, men go right after them.
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I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
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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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A good man is hard to find -- but you'll mostly find him asleep.
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All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.
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I've been in 'Who's Who' and I know what's what, but it'll be the first time I ever made the dictionary.
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Don't forget honey. Never let one man worry your mind. Find 'em, fool 'em and forget 'em.
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