Quotes by Mae West

“I see youre a man with ideals. I better be going before youve still got them.”

“Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring.”

“When women go wrong, men go right after them.”

“Its not the men in my life that counts--its the life in my men.”

“When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one Ive never tried before.”

“Its not what I do, but the way I do it. Its not what I say, but the way I say it.”

“I speak two languages, Body and English.”

“A woman in love cant be reasonable--or she probably wouldnt be in love.”

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

“Ive been in more laps than a napkin.”

“Whenever Im caught between two evils, I take the one Ive never tried.”

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

“Cultivate your curves--they may be dangerous but they wont be avoided.”

“The curve is more powerful than the sword.”

“Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things theyre doing and saying in films right now just shouldnt be allowed. Theres no dignity anymore and I think thats very important.”

“Censorship in any form is the enemy of creativity, since it cuts off the life blood of creativity: ideas.”

“I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.”

“The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.”

“Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.”

“Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever.”