Mae West Quotes about Funny
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
Klondike Annie (motion picture) (1936) See Homer 5
Goodness Had Nothing to DoWith It ch. 21 (1959)
In Joseph Weintraub Peel Me a Grape (1975) p. 47
She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.
I'm No Angel (motion picture) (1933)
Belle of the Nineties (motion picture) (1934)
It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.
I'm No Angel (motion picture) (1933)
Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else.
Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”
Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
I'm No Angel (motion picture) (1933). Nigel Rees, in his Quote ... Unquote Newsletter, has found this joke appearing earlier in the cartoon "Pop" in 1921: "woman: 'You say what you like, Pop! Marriage is a jolly good institution!' POP: 'Yes! But who wants to live in an institution?"
I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.
"The Wit and Wisdom of Mae West".
Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”
Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”
Mae West (1959). “Goodness Had Nothing to Do with it: Autobiography”, Chelsea House
"The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said" by Robert Byrne, #685, 2006.
Don't cry for a man who's left you--the next one may fall for your smile.
Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”
Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'.
Night After Night (motion picture) (1932)
Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”