Everything’s in the mind. That’s where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it. – Mae West
Man: Are you in town for good? Mae West: I expect to be here, but not for good. Belle of the Nineties
The only gal who came near to me in the sex appeal department was pretty little Marilyn Monroe. All the others had were big boobs. – Mae West
She’s the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success, wrong by wrong. – Mae West Of her character Tira in I’m No Angel
The censors wouldn’t even let me sit on a guy’s lap, and I’ve been on more laps than a table napkin. – Mae West
I freely chose the kind of life I led because I was convinced that a woman has as much right as a man to live the way she does if she does no actual harm to society. – Mae West
Once you’re boned, what’s left to create the illusion? Let ’em wonder. I never believed in givin’ them too much of me. – Mae West
When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin. – Mae West
Let’s forget the six feet and talk about the seven inches. – Mae West To actor who said he was six foot, seven inches tall, Myra Breckinridge movie.
Snob: Speaking of relatives, Mrs. Colton, have your ancestors ever been traced? Mae West: Well yes. But they were too smart. They couldn’t catch ’em. Goin’ To Town