Personality is the most important thing to an actress's succ... - Mae West

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

"A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up."

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

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

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