Mae West on empowerment
Mae West100 quotes“When you get the personality, you don’t need the nudity.”
More from Mae West
I didn’t discover curves; I only uncovered them.
Mae WestMae West Love is what you make it and who you make it with.
Mae WestMae West When in doubt take a bath.
Mae WestMae West Don’t keep a man guessing too long – he’s sure to find the answer somewhere else
Mae WestMae West Save a boyfriend for a rainy day – and another, in case it doesn’t rain.
Mae WestMae West Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.
Mae WestMae West All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.
Mae WestMae West We’re intellectual opposites. Well, I’m intellectual and you’re opposite.
Mae WestMae West 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
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Thoughts on a tapestry. Colour or black and white. A brush, a pen, A flash of light. Ideas flowing soon, about to take flight.
Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Like deep water, she was silent. His lips tasted of salt. He was both addicting and bitter all at once.
MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov And I would lie on your chest for hours and dream about the world in your arms but your thoughts were in another world.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry I am addicted to your madness drunk on your toxic love. Infect me with your poison, lets make storms rage above.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney The more you fail, recover, and improve, the better you are as a person.
Laura CleggLaura Clegg
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More on empowerment
I’m a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
Mae WestMae West Don’t let the man bring you down.
Maya AngelouMaya Angelou Men and women balance each other out, and we have to get to a point where we are comfortable with appreciating each other.
Beyonce KnowlesBeyonce Knowles I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.
Anais NinAnais Nin The truth is, I often like women. I like their unconventionality. I like their completeness. I like their anonymity.
Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf Leaders are those who empower others.
Bill GatesBill Gates I hate men who are afraid of women’s strength.
Anais NinAnais Nin I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.
Audre LordeAudre Lorde
