Mae West Quotes
It isn't what I do, but how I do it. It isn't what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it.
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I get more tired by travelling than anything.
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It's really hard for me to commit, one way or the other. I was just always creating and seeing what came out.
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When I lead essay workshops, I ask students to come up with at least five topics, which they'll narrow down to one. The winning idea should be the story the student is most excited to tell because it honestly reflects his or her best self.
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Working with Rosshan Andrews has been wonderful.
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I was 47 when I got pregnant. I'd been trying for a couple of years and thought it would never happen.
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If you can prove a guy did cheat, then I don't believe he belongs. I don't believe that there are any guys that did cheat, in that respect, that are in the Hall of Fame. So I think opening up the doors to guys that admittedly cheated or are proven that they did cheat, it kills the integrity of what the Hall of Fame stands for.
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Do not resist a new idea. Be quietly receptive. Go along with it, even unwillingly at first. Sooner or later, it will reveal itself as your ally.
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I know all the critics.
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Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.
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In my books, there is no 'ugly duckling turning into a beautiful swan' syndrome because if you look at the Hansel and Gretel syndrome, it was a mistake. It wasn't a duckling, it was a cygnet, and that's why it turned into a swan. The duckling should with any luck turn into a nice clucking duck and get on with its life. Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!
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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
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One of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us.
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I'm one of those actresses that really enjoys staying home with my children. To be told you've got to get to work, it is just unbelievable what it does to you.
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Comedians paint ourselves into corners all the time, and tastes in comedy change. The guy in 'The Hangover' was a really fun character to do, and it was easy to do. But you have to find other things because audiences will let you do that for a little bit, and then they're like, 'What else do you have for us, monkey?'
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I did not love reading, spelling, math and science. I struggled. I was a terrible speller.
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I think it's cool people love to hate me.
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You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.
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I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most of it is nonsense.
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I will say I remember the best thing in terms of publicity was being on the cover of Newsweek.
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I believe that all men and women will be saved.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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Nearer the gods no mortal may approach.
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I'm not trying to emulate William Faulkner. I never said I was.
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It isn't what I do, but how I do it. It isn't what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it.
