Risque Quotes

• I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

  Mae West

  Funny, Witty, Women

  In Joseph Weintraub Peel Me a Grape (1975) p. 47

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• Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

  Mae West

  Sarcastic, Witty, Humorous

  "MIT Students Develop A Wearable That Detects Emotions In Speech" by Logan Strain, wearablezone.com. February 09, 2017.

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• Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.

  Woody Allen

  Love, Funny, Life

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• Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up.

  Mae West

  Marriage, Sarcastic, Witty

  Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”

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• Nothing risque, nothing gained.

  Alexander Woollcott

  Sex

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• I'm not super conservative, and I have no problem with people being risque or owning your sexuality or even putting it out there. I have a problem when it's all you are because you're not being fair to yourself; you have more depth than this.

  Kelly Clarkson

  People, Depth, Conservative

  "Kelly Clarkson Reveals the Emotional Stories Behind Piece by Piece, Plus Her Big Plans for Beyonce and Taylor Swift Covers". Glamour Interview, March 10, 2015.

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• Women need a reason to have sex, men just need a place.

  Billy Crystal

  Sexy, Funny Sex, Being Single

  "Fictional character: Mitch Robbins". "City Slickers", www.imdb.com. June 7, 1991.

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• There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Funny, Hilarious, Single

  P. J. O'Rourke (1983). “Modern manners”, Dell Books

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• Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

  Mae West

  Funny, Witty, Appreciation

  Goodness Had Nothing to DoWith It ch. 21 (1959)

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• Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.

  Woody Allen

  Funny, Hilarious, Sexy

  Quoted in N.Y. Times, 1 Dec. 1975

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• Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.

  Camille Paglia

  Sexy, Clever, Funny Sex

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• We should on all Occasions avoid a general Action, or put anything to the Risque, unless compelled by a necessity, into which we ought never to be drawn.

  George Washington

  Action, Should, All Occasions

  George Washington (1997). “Writings”

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• To err is human, but it feels divine.

  Mae West

  Funny, Sexy, Clever

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• I was into David Bowie. I attracted long hair and earrings when it was quite a risque thing to do in Dublin. We didn't have the liberation that America and Britain in the '60s but I did always look to England and America, mainly because of the music that came from there.

  Gavin Friday

  Long, Long Hair, Liberation

  Source: bigthink.com

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• I've always had mixed feelings. I don't know if it's any better or worse. I do think there's a really boring side of what's going on now - the over-repetitive, oversexualized thing. There's a lot of women that know better, that are really beautiful and sexy, but it's like: We know you can shake your ass in a G-string and wave it around, it's not that risque. It's not dangerous. It's very obvious and boring.

  Neneh Cherry

  Beautiful, Sexy, Thinking

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• Thus men of more enlighten'd genius and more intrepid spirit must compose themselves to the risque of public censure, and the contempt of their jealous contemporaries, in order to lead ignorant and prejudic'd minds into more happy and successful methods.

  Jon Jones

  Jealous, Learning, Successful

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