Mae West on lost
Mae West100 quotes“I wrote the story myself. It’s about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.”
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I like a man who’s good, but not too good – for the good die young, and I hate a dead one.
Mae WestMae West You are never too old to become younger!
Mae WestMae West Well behaved women do not make history.
Mae WestMae West I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.
Mae WestMae West Cultivate your curves – they may be dangerous but they won’t be avoided.
Mae WestMae West I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.
Mae WestMae West I don’t know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man when I see one.
Mae WestMae West Too much of a good thing can be taxing.
Mae WestMae West Words should be used as tools of communication and not as a substitute for action.
Mae WestMae West Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I’m tired.
Mae WestMae West It’s not what you can do, but the way you do it that counts.
Mae WestMae West The best way to hold a man is in your arms.
Mae WestMae West She’s the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.
Mae WestMae West Marriage is a fine institution, but I’m not ready for an institution.
Mae WestMae West It takes two to get one in trouble.
Mae WestMae West When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.
Mae WestMae West
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Puneet MehraPuneet Mehra Forcing things only creates more tension in the mind. Let go.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase It doesn’t take courage to find peace in the arms of destiny. It takes faith.
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When there’s just so many games out there to play, Nintendo games just went to the bottom of that list.
PewDiePiePewDiePie They say what is lost can always be found in the last place you look but I wouldn’t be so sure that you’ll ever see this version of me again.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey But all years are stupid. It’s only when they’re over that they become interesting.
Cesare PaveseCesare Pavese Holding on to something that has lost its magic, lost its mutual respect, hurts more. Elsa understood the assignment.
Rebekah SterlacciRebekah Sterlacci The elusive nature of love it can be such a fleeting thing. You see it there and it’s just fluttering and it’s gone.
Mick JaggerMick Jagger Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
Maria CallasMaria Callas The freedom to think out loud on certain topics, without fear of being hounded into hiding or killed, has already been lost.
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