More from Mae West
An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
Mae WestMae West I’m no model lady. A model’s just an imitation of the real thing.
Mae WestMae West The curve is more powerful than the sword.
Mae WestMae West Sometimes I don’t drink so the next day I can remember having fun.
Mae WestMae West Look your best – who said love is blind?
Mae WestMae West It’s all right for a perfect stranger to kiss your hand as long as he’s perfect.
Mae WestMae West Good sex is like good bridge. If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand.
Mae WestMae West Some of the wildest men make the best pets.
Mae WestMae West Don’t cry for a man who’s left you, the next one may fall for your smile.
Mae WestMae West It’s easy to get married, but hard to stay that way.
Mae WestMae West A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty – he has suffered longer.
Mae WestMae West It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
Mae WestMae West Don’t ever make the same mistake twice unless it pays.
Mae WestMae West I’m single because I was born that way.
Mae WestMae West Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
Mae WestMae West Is that a pistol in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
Mae WestMae West
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From our community writers
Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
Sarah ShawkatSarah Shawkat
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More on emotion
I think negative emotions are always trumped by positive emotions.
Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprio Young people are surrounded by virtual things. Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.
Hayao MiyazakiHayao Miyazaki Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.
Hayao MiyazakiHayao Miyazaki I know that man is capable of great deeds. But if he isn’t capable of great emotion, well, he leaves me cold.
Albert CamusAlbert Camus The Elders had nothing but contempt for human emotion; they considered it their biggest weakness. Perenelle knew it was humankind’s greatest strength.
Michael ScottMichael Scott Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
Ayn RandAyn Rand Music and fashion go hand in hand. I think music inspires all types of arts; it inspires life, emotion, mood, and all of those things are reflected in my fashion and my style.
RihannaRihanna Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh
