All things beautiful: Mae West

sábado, 15 de maio de 2021

Mae West

Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American stage and film actress, singer, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned over seven decades.

West was one of the most controversial movie stars of her day; she encountered many problems, especially censorship. When her film career ended, she wrote books and plays, and continued to perform in Las Vegas and the United Kingdom, on radio and television. In 1999, the American Film Institute posthumously voted West the 15th greatest female screen legend of classic American cinema.

A pair of "trick" platform shoes worn by West in films to make her look taller, which also contributed to her unique walk

A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up

I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked. ~ Mae West

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Here's a dozen of my favorite things never to apologize for:

1) Never apologize for acting on your instincts.
2) Never apologize for being passionate.
3) Never apologize for being smart.
4) Never apologize for demanding respect.
5) Never apologize for saying no.
6) Never apologize for not embracing someone else's agenda.
7) Never apologize for disagreeing.
8) Never apologize for your faith.
9) Never apologize for your own sense of creativity.
10) Never apologize for ordering dessert.
11) Never apologize for being funny.
12) Never apologize for living your truth.

Every one of us casts a shadow.

There hangs about us, a sort of a strange, indefinable something, which we call personal influence--that has its effect on every other life on which it falls. It goes with us wherever we go. It is not something we can have when we want to have it--and then lay aside when we will, as we lay aside a garment. It is something that always pours out from our lives . . . as light from a lamp, as heat from flame, as perfume from a flower.

The ministry of personal influence is something very wonderful. Without being conscious of it, we are always impressing others by this strange power that exudes from us. Others watch us--and their thinking and actions are modified by our influence."

"Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity." Ephesians 5:15-16

~J. R. Miller, "The Shadows We Cast"