More from Mae West
I’m a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
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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From our community writers
Even with broken wings, she dares to fly. And even with a broken heart, she dares to love.
Divya khandalDivya khandal And I refuse to apologize until the very end for the way that I feel – my feelings are valid too.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I was a living breathing nightmare and he was my favorite dream catcher.
Juwairiyyah OlgarJuwairiyyah Olgar
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More on curve
Evolution is a light illuminating all facts, a curve that all lines must follow.
Pierre Teilhard de ChardinPierre Teilhard de Chardin I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
Tony FinauTony Finau The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body’s total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?
Dag HammarskjoldDag Hammarskjold There is the desire of a consumer society to have no learning curves.
Alan KayAlan Kay Curving back within myself I create again and again.
AnonymousAnonymous God grades on the Cross not on the curve.
Adrian RogersAdrian Rogers to become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words…the tangent to the curve of human experience lies beyond the limits of language.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel You throw a perfectly straight line at the audience and then, right at the end, you curve it. Good jokes do that.
Abe BurrowsAbe Burrows
