If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.

Quote by Mae West

Topics: Mae West Quotes

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

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

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

It's not the men in my life that counts--it's the life in my men.

It's not the men in my life that counts--it's the life in my men.

I speak two languages, Body and English.

I speak two languages, Body and English.

A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.

A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.

Save a boyfriend for a rainy dayand another, in case it doesn't rain.

Save a boyfriend for a rainy dayand another, in case it doesn't rain.

One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get...

One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get...

To err is human - but it feels divine

To err is human - but it feels divine

Curve: The loveliest distance between two points

Curve: The loveliest distance between two points

When a man gets up to speak, people listen, then look. When a woman gets...

When a man gets up to speak, people listen, then look. When a woman gets...

A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire,...

A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire,...

(During a trial in which she was accused of indecency on stage) Judge: 'Miss West,...

(During a trial in which she was accused of indecency on stage) Judge: 'Miss West,...

Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.

Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.

Women with pasts interest men because men hope that history will repeat itself.

Women with pasts interest men because men hope that history will repeat itself.

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

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

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

I always say, keep a diary and someday it'll keep you.

I always say, keep a diary and someday it'll keep you.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.

Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.

I like a man who's good, but not too good - for the good die...

I like a man who's good, but not too good - for the good die...