(During a trial in which she was accused of indecency on stage) Judge: 'Miss West, are you trying to show contempt for this court?' Mae West: 'On the contrary, your Honor, I was doin' my best to conceal it.'

Quote by Mae West

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A hard man is good to find.

A hard man is good to find.

Marriage is a great institution. No family should be without it.

Marriage is a great institution. No family should be without it.

I've been in more laps than a napkin.

I've been in more laps than a napkin.

Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.

Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.

It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.

It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.

A man in the house is worth two in the street.

A man in the house is worth two in the street.

Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.

Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.

Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.

Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.

I never loved another person the way I loved myself.

I never loved another person the way I loved myself.

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

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

A woman in love can't be reasonable - or she probably wouldn't be in love.

A woman in love can't be reasonable - or she probably wouldn't be in love.

When choosing between two evils, I always like to take the one I've never tried...

When choosing between two evils, I always like to take the one I've never tried...

I don't know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man...

I don't know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man...

I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you...

I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you...

Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; the trouble starts when they...

Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; the trouble starts when they...

He who hesitates is a damned fool.

He who hesitates is a damned fool.

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

A woman in love can't be reasonable--or she probably wouldn't be in love.

A woman in love can't be reasonable--or she probably wouldn't be in love.

Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do...

Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do...

Boys think of girls like books; if the cover doesn't catch their eyes, they won't...

Boys think of girls like books; if the cover doesn't catch their eyes, they won't...