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Flattery will get you everywhere.

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
Flattery
Everywhere

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I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit.
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Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
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All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.
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Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'.
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A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty - he has suffered longer.
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Everyone has the right to run his own life- even if you're heading for a crash. What I'm against is blind flying.
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It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
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I don't like myself, I'm crazy about myself.
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I go for two kinds of men. The kind with muscles, and the kind without.
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Men are all alike - except the one you've met who's different.
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The score never interested me, only the game.
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