Author: Mae West Page 4

Wayne Carter: Aren’t you forgetting that you’re married?

Flower Belle: I’m doin’ my best.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Love is the only industry which can't operate on a five-day week.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Alison Skipworth: You forget I’ve been an actress for forty years.

West: Don’t worry dear, I’ll keep your secret.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Brains are an asset to the woman in love who's smart enough to hide 'em.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Some women pick men to marry; and others pick them to pieces.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

I've been things and seen places.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

It ain’t no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don’t break any.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

The score never interested me, only the game.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

I see you're a man with ideals; I guess I better be going while you've still got them.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

A man in love is like a clipped coupon… it's time to cash in.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

No gold-digging for me… I take diamonds!

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Let men see what's coming to them, and women will get what's coming to them.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Too much of a good thing is wonderful.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

The best way to behave is to misbehave.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Kiss and make up – but too much makeup has ruined many a kiss.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Virtue has its own reward, but no box office.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Sr. Alvarez: Where have I seen your face before?

Cleo Borden: Same place as you see it now.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Love conquers all things… except poverty and toothache.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol