Mae West

"I only read biographies, metaphysics and psychology. I can dream up my own fiction."

"I'm single because I was born that way."

"I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond."

"Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand."

"When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better."

"Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from."

"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it."

"Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided."

"There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out."

"It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men."

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

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

"Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art."

"She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong."

"I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure."

"I never loved another person the way I loved myself."

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

"Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success."

"You are never too old to become younger!"

"I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure."