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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.

Mae West

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Mae West
Age: 87 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 17
Died: 1980
Died: November 22
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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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A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty - he has suffered longer.
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Kiss and make up-but too much makeup has ruined many a kiss.
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I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
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One more drink and I'll be under the host.
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I'm a good woman for a bad man.
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Live close, visit often.
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When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.
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You gotta get up early in the morning to catch a fox and stay up late at night to get a mink.
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Flattery will get you everywhere.
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I have never been able to sleep with anyone. I require a full-size bed so that I can lie in the middle of it and extend my arms spreadeagle on both sides without being obstructed.
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I like my clothes tight enough to show I'm a woman, but loose enough to show I'm a lady.
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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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I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.
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No gold-digging for me I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday.
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Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
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March isn't the only thing that's in like a lion and out like a lamb.
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I’ve been things and I've seen places.
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The censors wouldn't even let me sit on a guy's lap, and I've been on more laps than a table-napkin.
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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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