Top 200 Mae West Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

— Mae West

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2. “It’s not what you say, but how you say it!”

— Mae West

Featured in: Witty Quotes, Communication Quotes

3. “I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.”

— Mae West

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4. “Sex is emotion in motion.”

— Mae West

5. “When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad I’m better.”

— Mae West

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6. “Positive thoughts generate positive feelings and attract positive life experiences. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

— Mae West

7. “Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.”

— Mae West

Featured in: Sarcastic Quotes

8. “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.”

— Mae West

9. “Flattery will get you everywhere.”

— Mae West

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10. “I speak two languages, Body and English.”

— Mae West

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11. “I’m single because I was born that way.”

— Mae West

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12. “There are no good girls gone wrong, just bad girls found out.”

— Mae West

Featured in: Hilarious Quotes, Reputation Quotes, Sexy Quotes

13. “Everything’s in the mind. That’s where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it.”

— Mae West

Featured in: Believe in Yourself Quotes, Focus On Yourself Quotes, Dreaming Big Quotes, Intention Quotes, Desire Quotes

14. “Sex with love is the greatest thing in life. But sex without love – that’s not so bad either.”

— Mae West

Featured in: Love Is Quotes

15. “I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.”

— Mae West

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16. “Don’t ever make the same mistake twice unless it pays.”

— Mae West

17. “Women are like roads. The more curves they have, the more dangerous they are.”

— Mae West

18. “An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.”

— Mae West

19. “Well behaved women do not make history.”

— Mae West

20. “I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.”

— Mae West

21. “Don’t cry for a man who’s left you – the next one may fall for your smile.”

— Mae West

Featured in: Crazy Quotes, Humor Quotes, Smile Quotes, Broken Heart Quotes

22. “You are never too old to become younger!”

— Mae West

23. “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.”

— Mae West

24. “Good sex is like good bridge. If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand.”

— Mae West

25. “A man’s kiss is his signature.”

— Mae West

26. “A hard man is good to find.”

— Mae West

27. “Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.”

— Mae West

28. “How tall are you big boy? Six foot nine inches! Let’s go up to my place and talk about the nine inches!”

— Mae West

29. “I consider sex a misdemeanor, the more I miss, de meaner I get.”

— Mae West

30. “I’m no angel, but I’ve spread my wings a bit.”

— Mae West

31. “To err is human, but it feels divine.”

— Mae West

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32. “Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”

— Mae West

33. “Don’t keep a man guessing too long – he’s sure to find the answer somewhere else.”

— Mae West

Featured in: Being Single Quotes

34. “Well, the end of another busy day. I can’t wait till I get back to bed. If that don’t work I’ll try to sleep.”

— Mae West

Featured in: Sleep Quotes

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

— Mae West

36. “It is better to be looked over than overlooked.”

— Mae West

37. “Words should be used as tools of communication and not as a substitute for action.”

— Mae West

38. “The score never interested me, only the game.”

— Mae West

39. “Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is.”

— Mae West

40. “The best way to behave is to misbehave.”

— Mae West

41. “A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up.”

— Mae West

42. “I’m a woman of very few words, but lots of action.”

— Mae West

43. “Never mind about the six feet. Let’s talk about the seven inches.”

— Mae West

44. “Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes.”

— Mae West

45. “Women are as old as they feel and men are old when they lose their feelings.”

— Mae West

46. “Look your best – who said love is blind?”

— Mae West

47. “Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.”

— Mae West

Featured in: Sarcastic Quotes

48. “For a long time I was ashamed of the way I lived. Did I reform, you ask? No. I’m not ashamed anymore.”

— Mae West

49. “Love is what you make it and who you make it with.”

— Mae West

50. “Let’s get out of these wet clothes and into a dry Martini...”

— Mae West