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

Quote by Mae West

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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...

I only have 'yes' men around me. Who needs 'no' men?

I only have 'yes' men around me. Who needs 'no' men?

The best way to hold a man is in your arms.

The best way to hold a man is in your arms.

It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.

It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.

Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films...

Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films...

I've been things and seen places.

I've been things and seen places.

I'm single because I was born that way.

I'm single because I was born that way.

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

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

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

I never loved another person the way I loved myself.

I never loved another person the way I loved myself.

He who hesitates is a damned fool.

He who hesitates is a damned fool.

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of.

He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of.

Any time you got nothing to do - and lots of time to do it...

Any time you got nothing to do - and lots of time to do it...

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

(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,...

It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so...

It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so...

To err is human, but it feels divine.

To err is human, but it feels divine.

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

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