To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.
FRAN LEBOWITZStand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.
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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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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