Mae West Quotes about Marriage

It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.

It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.

Funny, Life, Marriage

I'm No Angel (motion picture) (1933)

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

Love, Funny, Marriage

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?"

Marriage is like a book. The whole story takes place between the covers.

Mae West

Marriage, Book, Stories

"Fictional character: Marlo Manners". "Sextette", www.imdb.com. 1978.

Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.

Mae West

Marriage, Sarcastic, Witty

Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up.

Mae West

Marriage, Sarcastic, Witty

Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”

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

Mae West

Marriage, Wedding, Men

It's easy to get married, but hard to stay that way.

Mae West

Marriage, Way, Married

Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”

I have never been able to sleep with anyone. I require a full-size bed so that I can lie in the middle of it and extend my arms spreadeagle on both sides without being obstructed.

Mae West

Marriage, Lying, Sleep