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.
FRAN LEBOWITZI place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word – politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word – politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
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Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Romantic love is mental illness. But it’s a pleasurable one. It’s a drug. It distorts reality, and that’s the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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