"Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie."
— Mae West
January 1, 1970
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Original Language: English
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Response to an exclamation, "Goodness! What beautiful diamonds!" in Night After Night (1932). She later used Goodness had nothing to do with it as the title of her (1953) autobiography.
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Response to an exclamation, "Goodness! What beautiful diamonds!" in Night After Night (1932). She later used Goodness had nothing to do with it as the title of her (1953) autobiography.