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It's not what you can do, but the way you do it that counts.

Mae West

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Mae West
Age: 87 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 17
Died: 1980
Died: November 22
Actor
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Autobiographer
Comedian
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Playwright
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Mary Jane West
Jane West
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Brains are an asset, if you hide them.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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Always remember honey. A good motto is: Take all you can get and give as little as possible.
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When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.
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The score never interested me, only the game.
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Marriage? I ain't got time for a husband or child. All my life I've looked after myself as if I was my own child.
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